Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Other — Emissions (CO2eq)

Saudi Arabia
2,115 kt
in 2023
South Africa
2,396 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
South Africa rank
14th

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2,396 kt against 2,115 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 281 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 14th of 198 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6876 kt 1,216 kt 1,215 kt South Africa
1970s 248.46 kt 1,368 kt 1,120 kt South Africa
1980s 823.62 kt 1,588 kt 764.26 kt South Africa
1990s 1,225 kt 1,891 kt 665.15 kt South Africa
2000s 1,544 kt 2,472 kt 927.76 kt South Africa
2010s 2,239 kt 2,718 kt 478.85 kt South Africa
2020s 2,019 kt 2,459 kt 439.9 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2,396 kt against 2,115 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
281 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 14th of 198 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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Indicator
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,385 data points, 1961–2023
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