Middle Africa vs South Africa: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions over time
- Middle Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 26,695 kt against 6,545 kt in Middle Africa, a difference of 20,150 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 4.1 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 25th of 21 regions.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,206 kt | 12,546 kt | 11,341 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1,872 kt | 19,569 kt | 17,697 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4,658 kt | 26,821 kt | 22,163 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6,119 kt | 26,848 kt | 20,729 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions, Middle Africa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 26,695 kt against 6,545 kt in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions between Middle Africa and South Africa?
- 20,150 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and South Africa rank globally for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
- Middle Africa ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 25th of 21 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.