South Africa vs Southern Africa: Agrifood systems — Direct emissions
Agrifood systems — Direct emissions over time
- South Africa
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 43.97 kt against 33.85 kt in South Africa, a difference of 10.12 kt.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.49 kt | 44.35 kt | 9.86 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 35.46 kt | 45.79 kt | 10.33 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 35.4 kt | 45.56 kt | 10.16 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 35.73 kt | 44.78 kt | 9.05 kt | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — direct emissions, South Africa or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 43.97 kt against 33.85 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — direct emissions between South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 10.12 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Africa rank globally for agrifood systems — direct emissions?
- South Africa ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Direct emissions (N2O). 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