Northern Africa vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Northern Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 72,016 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa, a difference of 50,187 kt.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 3.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 21st of 33 groups.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,108 kt | 4,394 kt | 6,714 kt | Northern Africa |
| 1970s | 17,100 kt | 6,032 kt | 11,069 kt | Northern Africa |
| 1980s | 25,253 kt | 8,206 kt | 17,046 kt | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | 34,108 kt | 11,860 kt | 22,249 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 43,479 kt | 15,412 kt | 28,066 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 55,863 kt | 19,581 kt | 36,282 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 68,927 kt | 21,357 kt | 47,570 kt | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Northern Africa or South Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 72,016 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Northern Africa and South Africa?
- 50,187 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern Africa and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 21st of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — 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