Northern Africa vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Northern Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 67,732 kt against 21,028 kt in South Africa, a difference of 46,704 kt.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 3.2 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 20th 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 | 10,403 kt | 4,166 kt | 6,238 kt | Northern Africa |
| 1970s | 16,024 kt | 5,723 kt | 10,301 kt | Northern Africa |
| 1980s | 23,611 kt | 7,815 kt | 15,796 kt | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | 31,818 kt | 11,357 kt | 20,461 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 40,559 kt | 14,767 kt | 25,791 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 52,198 kt | 18,822 kt | 33,376 kt | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 64,756 kt | 20,559 kt | 44,197 kt | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Northern Africa or South Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 67,732 kt against 21,028 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Northern Africa and South Africa?
- 46,704 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) from ch4?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 20th of 33 groups.
- 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
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