South Africa vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 138,320 kt against 21,028 kt in South Africa, a difference of 117,292 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,166 kt | 176,120 kt | 171,954 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 5,723 kt | 228,816 kt | 223,093 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 7,815 kt | 239,400 kt | 231,585 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 11,357 kt | 215,936 kt | 204,579 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 14,767 kt | 154,252 kt | 139,485 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 18,822 kt | 132,384 kt | 113,562 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 20,559 kt | 137,270 kt | 116,711 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, South Africa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 138,320 kt against 21,028 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between South Africa and United States of America?
- 117,292 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- South Africa ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 15th 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
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