Australia vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 47,880 kt against 39,480 kt in South Africa, a difference of 8,400 kt.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 17th of 229 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,410 kt | 12,896 kt | 6,515 kt | Australia |
| 1970s | 21,854 kt | 18,054 kt | 3,800 kt | Australia |
| 1980s | 27,544 kt | 33,256 kt | 5,712 kt | South Africa |
| 1990s | 33,292 kt | 39,760 kt | 6,468 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 42,056 kt | 43,512 kt | 1,456 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 51,520 kt | 45,360 kt | 6,160 kt | Australia |
| 2020s | 49,770 kt | 40,460 kt | 9,310 kt | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 47,880 kt against 39,480 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and South Africa?
- 8,400 kt, with Australia 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) from ch4?
- Australia ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 17th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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