Algeria vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions

Algeria
693 kt
in 2023
South Africa
751 kt
in 2023
Algeria rank
19th
South Africa rank
16th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 751 kt against 693 kt in Algeria, a difference of 58 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 16th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 62.08 kt 148.78 kt 86.7 kt South Africa
1970s 99.93 kt 204.4 kt 104.47 kt South Africa
1980s 163.6 kt 279.1 kt 115.5 kt South Africa
1990s 247.1 kt 405.6 kt 158.5 kt South Africa
2000s 346.5 kt 527.4 kt 180.9 kt South Africa
2010s 491.3 kt 672.2 kt 180.9 kt South Africa
2020s 656.25 kt 734.25 kt 78 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Algeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 751 kt against 693 kt in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Algeria and South Africa?
58 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions?
Algeria ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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