Australia vs South Africa: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia
9,448 kt
in 2023
South Africa
10,639 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
19th
South Africa rank
17th

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 10,639 kt against 9,448 kt in Australia, a difference of 1,191 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6,392 kt 7,128 kt 736.34 kt South Africa
2000s 8,453 kt 8,545 kt 91.51 kt South Africa
2010s 9,204 kt 13,035 kt 3,832 kt South Africa
2020s 9,260 kt 10,821 kt 1,562 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq), Australia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 10,639 kt against 9,448 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and South Africa?
1,191 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as On-farm energy use — 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

Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 data points, 1990–2023
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