China vs South Africa: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

China
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
China rank
118th
South Africa rank
117th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • China
  • South Africa
0.0010.0010.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0005 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in China, a difference of 0 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

China ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 117th of 201 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0015 kt per person 0.001 kt per person South Africa
1970s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person South Africa
1980s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person South Africa
1990s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person South Africa
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person South Africa
2010s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person South Africa
2020s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, China or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0005 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between China and South Africa?
0 kt per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and South Africa rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
China ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 117th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.