South Africa vs Western Africa: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 378,918 kt against 78,740 kt in South Africa, a difference of 300,178 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 4.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 21st of 222 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,549 kt | 325,980 kt | 254,431 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 77,868 kt | 346,492 kt | 268,625 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 82,963 kt | 365,944 kt | 282,981 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 78,723 kt | 375,068 kt | 296,345 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 378,918 kt against 78,740 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 300,178 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- South Africa ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 21st of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors with LULUCF — 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
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