Iraq vs Western Africa: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Iraq
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 11,782 kt against 4,595 kt in Iraq, a difference of 7,187 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.6 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 211 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,595 kt | 2,663 kt | 68.09 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 2,819 kt | 4,193 kt | 1,374 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 3,280 kt | 8,043 kt | 4,763 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 4,099 kt | 10,999 kt | 6,899 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 11,782 kt against 4,595 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and Western Africa?
- 7,187 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Western Africa rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Iraq ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 26th 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
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