Germany vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Germany
- South Africa
How they compare
Germany currently reports 567,432 kt against 469,910 kt in South Africa, a difference of 97,522 kt.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million kt | 145,311 kt | 874,044 kt | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.12 million kt | 214,071 kt | 904,864 kt | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.10 million kt | 383,549 kt | 713,380 kt | Germany |
| 1990s | 915,394 kt | 437,736 kt | 477,657 kt | Germany |
| 2000s | 815,517 kt | 508,595 kt | 306,922 kt | Germany |
| 2010s | 734,694 kt | 521,707 kt | 212,988 kt | Germany |
| 2020s | 613,712 kt | 477,426 kt | 136,286 kt | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Germany or South Africa?
- Germany, at 567,432 kt against 469,910 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Germany and South Africa?
- 97,522 kt, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Germany ranks 12th 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 (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