Australia vs South Africa: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,546 kt against 2,396 kt in South Africa, a difference of 150 kt.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 16th of 228 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 659.56 kt | 1,216 kt | 556.21 kt | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1,475 kt | 1,368 kt | 106.95 kt | Australia |
| 1980s | 2,896 kt | 1,588 kt | 1,308 kt | Australia |
| 1990s | 3,058 kt | 1,891 kt | 1,168 kt | Australia |
| 2000s | 3,016 kt | 2,472 kt | 543.94 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,681 kt | 2,718 kt | 36.41 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,378 kt | 2,459 kt | 80.4 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 2,546 kt against 2,396 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and South Africa?
- 150 kt, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 16th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — 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