Chile vs South Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Chile
4,384 kt
in 2023
South Africa
4,380 kt
in 2023
Chile rank
27th
South Africa rank
28th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Chile
  • South Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k199020062023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 4,384 kt against 4,380 kt in South Africa, a difference of 4 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Chile ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2,661 kt 3,658 kt 997.09 kt South Africa
2000s 3,534 kt 4,122 kt 588.35 kt South Africa
2010s 4,084 kt 4,323 kt 238.83 kt South Africa
2020s 4,340 kt 4,374 kt 33.92 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Chile or South Africa?
Chile, at 4,384 kt against 4,380 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Chile and South Africa?
4 kt, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Chile ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — 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
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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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.