Somalia vs South Africa: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq)

Somalia
40,869 kt
in 2050
South Africa
34,365 kt
in 2050
Somalia rank
28th
South Africa rank
31st

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Somalia
  • South Africa
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196120052050

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 40,869 kt against 34,365 kt in South Africa, a difference of 6,504 kt.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Somalia ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 195 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 15,695 kt 26,214 kt 10,518 kt South Africa
1970s 19,525 kt 25,505 kt 5,980 kt South Africa
1980s 23,731 kt 25,818 kt 2,087 kt South Africa
1990s 22,431 kt 26,696 kt 4,265 kt South Africa
2000s 24,512 kt 26,675 kt 2,163 kt South Africa
2010s 23,671 kt 25,944 kt 2,273 kt South Africa
2020s 23,624 kt 23,681 kt 57.35 kt South Africa
2030s 32,260 kt 31,548 kt 711.7 kt Somalia
2050s 40,869 kt 34,365 kt 6,504 kt Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), Somalia or South Africa?
Somalia, at 40,869 kt against 34,365 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) between Somalia and South Africa?
6,504 kt, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq)?
Somalia ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
247 places, 14,675 data points, 1961–2050
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