Europe vs South Africa: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq)
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Europe
- South Africa
How they compare
Europe currently reports 23,376 kt against 2,687 kt in South Africa, a difference of 20,689 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 8.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,296 kt | 2,768 kt | 50,529 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 54,959 kt | 2,732 kt | 52,228 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 32,921 kt | 2,757 kt | 30,165 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 23,363 kt | 2,687 kt | 20,675 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq), Europe or South Africa?
- Europe, at 23,376 kt against 2,687 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) between Europe and South Africa?
- 20,689 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Europe and South Africa rank globally for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
- Europe ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Industrial Wastewater — 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 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.