South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 100,021 kt against 39,765 kt in South Africa, a difference of 60,256 kt.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 227 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,597 kt | 29,207 kt | 7,610 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 30,276 kt | 45,207 kt | 14,931 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 39,015 kt | 75,940 kt | 36,925 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 39,841 kt | 95,574 kt | 55,733 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 100,021 kt against 39,765 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 60,256 kt, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.