South Africa vs South America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- South Africa
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.13 million kt against 469,910 kt in South Africa, a difference of 662,400 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 17th and South America ranks 19th of 231 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145,311 kt | 344,625 kt | 199,314 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 214,071 kt | 489,167 kt | 275,097 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 383,549 kt | 604,136 kt | 220,587 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 437,736 kt | 772,568 kt | 334,831 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 508,595 kt | 951,422 kt | 442,826 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 521,707 kt | 1.18 million kt | 662,129 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 477,426 kt | 1.09 million kt | 614,949 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or South America?
- South America, at 1.13 million kt against 469,910 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and South America?
- 662,400 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and South America rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 17th and South America ranks 19th 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