South Africa vs South-eastern Asia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- South Africa
- South-eastern Asia
How they compare
South-eastern Asia currently reports 2.34 million kt against 469,910 kt in South Africa, a difference of 1.87 million kt.
That makes South-eastern Asia's figure about 5.0 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 17th and South-eastern Asia ranks 14th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and South-eastern Asia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145,311 kt | 127,068 kt | 18,243 kt | South Africa |
| 1970s | 214,071 kt | 263,336 kt | 49,266 kt | South-eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 383,549 kt | 377,211 kt | 6,337 kt | South Africa |
| 1990s | 437,736 kt | 700,532 kt | 262,796 kt | South-eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 508,595 kt | 1.05 million kt | 543,688 kt | South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 521,707 kt | 1.59 million kt | 1.07 million kt | South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 477,426 kt | 2.14 million kt | 1.66 million kt | South-eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or South-eastern Asia?
- South-eastern Asia, at 2.34 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-eastern Asia?
- 1.87 million kt, with South-eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South-eastern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and South-eastern Asia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 17th and South-eastern Asia ranks 14th 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