South Africa vs Spain: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions

South Africa
505.06 kt
in 2023
Spain
428.99 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
63rd
Spain rank
65th

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
0200400600199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 505.06 kt against 428.99 kt in Spain, a difference of 76.07 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 65th of 221 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 404 kt 343.03 kt 60.96 kt South Africa
2000s 494.85 kt 425.58 kt 69.27 kt South Africa
2010s 511.35 kt 422.99 kt 88.36 kt South Africa
2020s 505.05 kt 429.04 kt 76.02 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils (co2) — emissions, South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 505.06 kt against 428.99 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils (co2) — emissions between South Africa and Spain?
76.07 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions?
South Africa ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 65th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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