South Africa vs South-Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

South Africa
751 kt
in 2023
South-Eastern Asia
4,389 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
20th
South-Eastern Asia rank
17th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • South Africa
  • South-Eastern Asia
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How they compare

South-Eastern Asia currently reports 4,389 kt against 751 kt in South Africa, a difference of 3,638 kt.

That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 5.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 20th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 232 countries.

South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 148.78 kt 722.21 kt 573.43 kt South-Eastern Asia
1970s 204.4 kt 893.22 kt 688.82 kt South-Eastern Asia
1980s 279.1 kt 1,269 kt 990.04 kt South-Eastern Asia
1990s 405.6 kt 1,868 kt 1,462 kt South-Eastern Asia
2000s 527.4 kt 2,719 kt 2,192 kt South-Eastern Asia
2010s 672.2 kt 3,669 kt 2,996 kt South-Eastern Asia
2020s 734.25 kt 4,278 kt 3,543 kt South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, South Africa or South-Eastern Asia?
South-Eastern Asia, at 4,389 kt against 751 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between South Africa and South-Eastern Asia?
3,638 kt, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South-Eastern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for waste — emissions?
South Africa ranks 20th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 232 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
265 places, 15,268 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