South Africa vs Zambia: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

South Africa
0.0022 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
65th
Zambia rank
67th

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • South Africa
  • Zambia
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0022 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 67th of 176 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, South Africa or Zambia?
South Africa, at 0.0022 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between South Africa and Zambia?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 67th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,914 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.