Australia and New Zealand vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
396,200 kt
in 2023
South Africa
428,000 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
16th
South Africa rank
14th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 428,000 kt against 396,200 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 31,800 kt.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 14th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 133,844 kt 131,333 kt 2,511 kt Australia and New Zealand
1970s 195,780 kt 194,700 kt 1,080 kt Australia and New Zealand
1980s 265,470 kt 348,700 kt 83,230 kt South Africa
1990s 316,130 kt 396,000 kt 79,870 kt South Africa
2000s 384,850 kt 462,800 kt 77,950 kt South Africa
2010s 407,410 kt 473,700 kt 66,290 kt South Africa
2020s 396,825 kt 434,500 kt 37,675 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or South Africa?
South Africa, at 428,000 kt against 396,200 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
31,800 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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