Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 428,000 kt against 3,370 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 424,630 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 127.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 14th of 20 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,431 kt | 131,333 kt | 128,902 kt | South Africa |
| 1970s | 3,016 kt | 194,700 kt | 191,684 kt | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3,532 kt | 348,700 kt | 345,168 kt | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2,967 kt | 396,000 kt | 393,033 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,035 kt | 462,800 kt | 460,765 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3,088 kt | 473,700 kt | 470,612 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3,355 kt | 434,500 kt | 431,145 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 428,000 kt against 3,370 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?
- 424,630 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 14th of 20 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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About this data
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