South Africa vs Western Europe: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq)
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- South Africa
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 38,275 kt against 10,639 kt in South Africa, a difference of 27,636 kt.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 3.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 17th and Western Europe ranks 14th of 169 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,128 kt | 35,305 kt | 28,177 kt | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 8,545 kt | 37,150 kt | 28,605 kt | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 13,035 kt | 40,110 kt | 27,075 kt | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 10,821 kt | 40,045 kt | 29,224 kt | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 38,275 kt against 10,639 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and Western Europe?
- 27,636 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Europe rank globally for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 17th and Western Europe ranks 14th 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
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