Northern Europe vs South Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Northern Europe
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4,380 kt against 3,539 kt in Northern Europe, a difference of 841 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Northern Europe ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 31 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Europe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,756 kt | 3,658 kt | 902.47 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3,321 kt | 4,122 kt | 801.6 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3,490 kt | 4,323 kt | 833.48 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3,531 kt | 4,374 kt | 842.37 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Northern Europe or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4,380 kt against 3,539 kt in Northern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Northern Europe and South Africa?
- 841 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern Europe and South Africa rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern Europe ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 31 groups.
- 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
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.