Northern Africa vs South Africa: Food Transport — Emissions
Food Transport — Emissions over time
- Northern Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 14,592 kt against 5,097 kt in South Africa, a difference of 9,495 kt.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.9 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,280 kt | 3,230 kt | 2,051 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 8,932 kt | 4,537 kt | 4,395 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 15,107 kt | 5,230 kt | 9,877 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 14,357 kt | 5,017 kt | 9,339 kt | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions, Northern Africa or South Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 14,592 kt against 5,097 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Northern Africa and South Africa?
- 9,495 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern Africa and South Africa rank globally for food transport — emissions?
- Northern Africa ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups.
- 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
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