Australia vs South Africa: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC

Australia
37,394 kt
in 2020
South Africa
14,524 kt
in 2015
Australia rank
4th
South Africa rank
6th

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 37,394 kt against 14,524 kt in South Africa, a difference of 22,870 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.6 times South Africa's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 6th of 46 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 80,077 kt 14,201 kt 65,876 kt Australia
2010s 50,098 kt 14,464 kt 35,634 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc, Australia or South Africa?
Australia, at 37,394 kt against 14,524 kt in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc between Australia and South Africa?
22,870 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 6th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
52 places, 1,431 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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