South Africa vs South America: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- South Africa
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 10,145 kt against 2,396 kt in South Africa, a difference of 7,749 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 4.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 16th and South America ranks 17th of 228 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,216 kt | 2,907 kt | 1,691 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 1,368 kt | 4,329 kt | 2,961 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 1,588 kt | 7,845 kt | 6,257 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 1,891 kt | 9,043 kt | 7,153 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 2,472 kt | 9,879 kt | 7,407 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 2,718 kt | 10,462 kt | 7,745 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 2,459 kt | 10,305 kt | 7,846 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or South America?
- South America, at 10,145 kt against 2,396 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and South America?
- 7,749 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and South America rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 16th and South America ranks 17th 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