New Zealand vs South Africa: LULUCF — Emissions per capita

New Zealand
-1.17 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
South Africa
-1.17 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
New Zealand rank
211th
South Africa rank
211th

LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
-6-4-20199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -1.17 t CO2eq/cap against -1.17 t CO2eq/cap in South Africa, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

New Zealand ranks 211th and South Africa ranks 211th of 223 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -4.78 t CO2eq/cap -0.286 t CO2eq/cap 4.5 t CO2eq/cap South Africa
2000s -4.66 t CO2eq/cap -0.273 t CO2eq/cap 4.39 t CO2eq/cap South Africa
2010s -3.62 t CO2eq/cap 0.177 t CO2eq/cap 3.8 t CO2eq/cap South Africa
2020s -1.53 t CO2eq/cap -0.6975 t CO2eq/cap 0.83 t CO2eq/cap South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lulucf — emissions per capita, New Zealand or South Africa?
New Zealand, at -1.17 t CO2eq/cap against -1.17 t CO2eq/cap in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lulucf — emissions per capita between New Zealand and South Africa?
0 t CO2eq/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for lulucf — emissions per capita?
New Zealand ranks 211th and South Africa ranks 211th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.