Australia vs South Africa: Cumulative co2 including land

Australia
34.01 billion
in 2024
South Africa
29.70 billion
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
South Africa rank
15th

Cumulative co2 including land over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
010.0B20.0B30.0B185019372024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 34.01 billion against 29.70 billion in South Africa, a difference of 4.32 billion.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 141 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th of 192 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1880s 824.90 million 53.51 million 771.38 million Australia
1890s 1.18 billion 224.89 million 950.90 million Australia
1900s 1.76 billion 563.28 million 1.19 billion Australia
1910s 2.39 billion 1.04 billion 1.35 billion Australia
1920s 3.57 billion 1.64 billion 1.93 billion Australia
1930s 5.05 billion 2.34 billion 2.71 billion Australia
1940s 5.98 billion 3.34 billion 2.64 billion Australia
1950s 7.51 billion 4.80 billion 2.71 billion Australia
1960s 10.32 billion 6.65 billion 3.66 billion Australia
1970s 12.94 billion 8.93 billion 4.01 billion Australia
1980s 15.84 billion 12.05 billion 3.78 billion Australia
1990s 18.90 billion 16.14 billion 2.76 billion Australia
2000s 23.80 billion 20.62 billion 3.18 billion Australia
2010s 29.59 billion 25.42 billion 4.17 billion Australia
2020s 33.15 billion 28.81 billion 4.34 billion Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co2 including land, Australia or South Africa?
Australia, at 34.01 billion against 29.70 billion in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co2 including land between Australia and South Africa?
4.32 billion, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for cumulative co2 including land?
Australia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co2 including land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative co2 including land
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed