New Zealand vs Southern Africa: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

New Zealand
30,052 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
42,726 kt
in 2023
New Zealand rank
31st
Southern Africa rank
29th

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • New Zealand
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 42,726 kt against 30,052 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 12,674 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 31,975 kt 40,231 kt 8,256 kt Southern Africa
2000s 32,320 kt 40,362 kt 8,042 kt Southern Africa
2010s 32,681 kt 40,538 kt 7,857 kt Southern Africa
2020s 31,005 kt 40,411 kt 9,406 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, New Zealand or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 42,726 kt against 30,052 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between New Zealand and Southern Africa?
12,674 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Southern Africa rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
New Zealand ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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