Canada vs South Africa: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 58,203 against 50,974 in South Africa, a difference of 7,229.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 204 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,001 | 39,653 | 9,348 | Canada |
| 2000s | 53,536 | 44,623 | 8,913 | Canada |
| 2010s | 54,374 | 50,066 | 4,309 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 58,203 against 50,974 in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane between Canada and South Africa?
- 7,229, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Canada ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).