Iraq vs South Africa: Food Transport — Emissions
Food Transport — Emissions over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5,097 kt against 4,458 kt in Iraq, a difference of 639 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 26th of 213 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,529 kt | 3,230 kt | 700.99 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,743 kt | 4,537 kt | 1,794 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3,185 kt | 5,230 kt | 2,045 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3,979 kt | 5,017 kt | 1,038 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions, Iraq or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5,097 kt against 4,458 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Iraq and South Africa?
- 639 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for food transport — emissions?
- Iraq ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 26th of 213 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
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.