Australia vs Southern Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Australia
11,704 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
22,122 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
Southern Africa rank
26th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Australia
  • Southern Africa
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 22,122 kt against 11,704 kt in Australia, a difference of 10,418 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.9 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Southern Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 11,676 kt 4,488 kt 7,188 kt Australia
1970s 15,467 kt 6,126 kt 9,342 kt Australia
1980s 17,867 kt 8,371 kt 9,496 kt Australia
1990s 17,766 kt 12,108 kt 5,658 kt Australia
2000s 14,823 kt 15,648 kt 825.05 kt Southern Africa
2010s 12,877 kt 19,707 kt 6,829 kt Southern Africa
2020s 11,746 kt 21,616 kt 9,870 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 22,122 kt against 11,704 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and Southern Africa?
10,418 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Southern Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Australia ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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