Iceland vs South Africa: Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total over time
- Iceland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 100.01 Index against 96.41 Index in Iceland, a difference of 3.6 Index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 67 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.03 Index | 76.36 Index | 19.66 Index | Iceland |
| 2000s | 102.34 Index | 102.77 Index | 0.4288 Index | South Africa |
| 2010s | 100.95 Index | 103.49 Index | 2.54 Index | South Africa |
| 2020s | 99.45 Index | 99.59 Index | 0.1344 Index | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total, Iceland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 100.01 Index against 96.41 Index in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total between Iceland and South Africa?
- 3.6 Index, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- Iceland ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total emissions excluding LULUCF. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in man-made emissions of major greenhouse gases and emissions by gas. Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4(methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2. For UNCCCC Annex I countries, data follow the IPCC 2006 guidelines. Territories' coverage are as those defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Data source(s): National Inventory Submissions 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables), available here. Data for Indonesia, Israel and Korea were derived from Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaires submitted to the OECD. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 Database documentation