South Africa vs South America: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time
- South Africa
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 62,434 kt against 16,300 kt in South Africa, a difference of 46,134 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 16th and South America ranks 17th of 163 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306.33 kt | 6,348 kt | 6,041 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 559.2 kt | 8,944 kt | 8,384 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 1,068 kt | 10,734 kt | 9,666 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 1,443 kt | 8,265 kt | 6,822 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 4,986 kt | 16,271 kt | 11,285 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 8,555 kt | 33,440 kt | 24,885 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 14,775 kt | 56,729 kt | 41,954 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, South Africa or South America?
- South America, at 62,434 kt against 16,300 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between South Africa and South America?
- 46,134 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and South America rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- South Africa ranks 16th and South America ranks 17th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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