South Africa vs Western Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 54,182 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa, a difference of 32,353 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 21st and Western Africa ranks 24th of 232 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,394 kt | 9,615 kt | 5,221 kt | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 6,032 kt | 12,100 kt | 6,068 kt | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 8,206 kt | 15,921 kt | 7,715 kt | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 11,860 kt | 20,750 kt | 8,890 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 15,412 kt | 28,509 kt | 13,096 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 19,581 kt | 41,398 kt | 21,817 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 21,357 kt | 51,849 kt | 30,492 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 54,182 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 32,353 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 21st and Western Africa ranks 24th of 232 countries.
- 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