Eastern Africa vs South Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions

Eastern Africa
58.72 kt
in 2050
South Africa
13.16 kt
in 2050
Eastern Africa rank
17th
South Africa rank
19th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 58.72 kt against 13.16 kt in South Africa, a difference of 45.56 kt.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 4.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 19th of 32 groups.

Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 20.71 kt 13.65 kt 7.05 kt Eastern Africa
1970s 24.51 kt 14.96 kt 9.55 kt Eastern Africa
1980s 27.23 kt 15.11 kt 12.12 kt Eastern Africa
1990s 30.92 kt 12.43 kt 18.48 kt Eastern Africa
2000s 40.65 kt 9.68 kt 30.97 kt Eastern Africa
2010s 52.11 kt 8.25 kt 43.86 kt Eastern Africa
2020s 58.52 kt 8.36 kt 50.15 kt Eastern Africa
2030s 52.25 kt 12.37 kt 39.88 kt Eastern Africa
2050s 58.72 kt 13.16 kt 45.56 kt Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions, Eastern Africa or South Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 58.72 kt against 13.16 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions between Eastern Africa and South Africa?
45.56 kt, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Eastern Africa and South Africa rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Eastern Africa ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 19th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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