Iraq vs Southern Africa: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)

Iraq
4,595 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
5,848 kt
in 2023
Iraq rank
28th
Southern Africa rank
28th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Iraq
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 5,848 kt against 4,595 kt in Iraq, a difference of 1,253 kt.

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

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

Iraq ranks 28th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2,595 kt 3,603 kt 1,008 kt Southern Africa
2000s 2,819 kt 5,083 kt 2,264 kt Southern Africa
2010s 3,280 kt 5,951 kt 2,671 kt Southern Africa
2020s 4,099 kt 5,783 kt 1,683 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 5,848 kt against 4,595 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and Southern Africa?
1,253 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Southern Africa rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Iraq ranks 28th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 8,776 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