Argentina vs South Africa: Food Transport — Emissions

Argentina
5,749 kt
in 2023
South Africa
5,097 kt
in 2023
Argentina rank
24th
South Africa rank
26th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 5,749 kt against 5,097 kt in South Africa, a difference of 652 kt.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3,475 kt 3,230 kt 245.16 kt Argentina
2000s 3,611 kt 4,537 kt 926.34 kt South Africa
2010s 5,654 kt 5,230 kt 424.89 kt Argentina
2020s 5,414 kt 5,017 kt 396.96 kt Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Argentina or South Africa?
Argentina, at 5,749 kt against 5,097 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Argentina and South Africa?
652 kt, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for food transport — emissions?
Argentina ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf