Africa vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.91 million kt against 469,910 kt in South Africa, a difference of 1.44 million kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 17th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 459,561 kt | 145,311 kt | 314,250 kt | Africa |
| 1970s | 764,657 kt | 214,071 kt | 550,587 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.04 million kt | 383,549 kt | 657,612 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.34 million kt | 437,736 kt | 904,808 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.56 million kt | 508,595 kt | 1.05 million kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.78 million kt | 521,707 kt | 1.26 million kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.86 million kt | 477,426 kt | 1.39 million kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Africa or South Africa?
- Africa, at 1.91 million kt against 469,910 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and South Africa?
- 1.44 million kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 17th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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