Australia vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 469,910 kt against 416,200 kt in Australia, a difference of 53,710 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 231 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141,451 kt | 145,311 kt | 3,860 kt | South Africa |
| 1970s | 201,915 kt | 214,071 kt | 12,156 kt | South Africa |
| 1980s | 273,892 kt | 383,549 kt | 109,657 kt | South Africa |
| 1990s | 324,293 kt | 437,736 kt | 113,444 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 397,082 kt | 508,595 kt | 111,513 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 429,237 kt | 521,707 kt | 92,470 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 418,444 kt | 477,426 kt | 58,982 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 469,910 kt against 416,200 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and South Africa?
- 53,710 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 231 countries.
- 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