Kiribati vs South Africa: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Kiribati
0.0041 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0043 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
115th
South Africa rank
113th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • South Africa
0.0020.0030.0040.005199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0043 kt per square kilometre against 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Kiribati ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 113th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Kiribati or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0043 kt per square kilometre against 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Kiribati and South Africa?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 113th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,546 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.