Colombia vs Southern Africa: Food Transport — Emissions

Colombia
4,334 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
5,695 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
Southern Africa rank
28th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Colombia
  • Southern Africa
2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 5,695 kt against 4,334 kt in Colombia, a difference of 1,361 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 29th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 207 countries.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2,103 kt 3,482 kt 1,378 kt Southern Africa
2000s 2,183 kt 4,928 kt 2,745 kt Southern Africa
2010s 3,342 kt 5,784 kt 2,442 kt Southern Africa
2020s 4,015 kt 5,630 kt 1,616 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Colombia or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 5,695 kt against 4,334 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Colombia and Southern Africa?
1,361 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Southern Africa rank globally for food transport — emissions?
Colombia ranks 29th and Southern Africa ranks 28th 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