Germany vs South Africa: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Germany
- South Africa
How they compare
Germany currently reports 567.34 million tonnes against 443.64 million tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 123.70 million tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 188.14 million tonnes | 15.07 million tonnes | 173.07 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 263.10 million tonnes | 26.62 million tonnes | 236.48 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 408.76 million tonnes | 40.35 million tonnes | 368.41 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 497.17 million tonnes | 52.25 million tonnes | 444.92 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1920s | 464.42 million tonnes | 66.39 million tonnes | 398.03 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 488.83 million tonnes | 75.21 million tonnes | 413.62 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 487.45 million tonnes | 122.70 million tonnes | 364.75 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 642.00 million tonnes | 167.98 million tonnes | 474.02 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 883.49 million tonnes | 195.90 million tonnes | 687.59 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 255.58 million tonnes | 768.77 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 372.96 million tonnes | 638.43 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 942.24 million tonnes | 427.67 million tonnes | 514.57 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 861.29 million tonnes | 469.57 million tonnes | 391.72 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 787.33 million tonnes | 467.60 million tonnes | 319.72 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 627.20 million tonnes | 439.47 million tonnes | 187.73 million tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Germany or South Africa?
- Germany, at 567.34 million tonnes against 443.64 million tonnes in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Germany and South Africa?
- 123.70 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Germany ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.