Australia vs South Africa: Woody savanna — Emissions
Australia
1.02 kt
in 2024
South Africa
0.6533 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th
Woody savanna — Emissions over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.02 kt against 0.6533 kt in South Africa, a difference of 0.3667 kt.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 220 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.44 kt | 2.69 kt | 42.75 kt | Australia |
| 2000s | 10.03 kt | 0.8275 kt | 9.21 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.93 kt | 0.305 kt | 3.62 kt | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.16 kt | 0.2889 kt | 1.87 kt | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — emissions, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 1.02 kt against 0.6533 kt in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — emissions between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.3667 kt, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for woody savanna — emissions?
- Australia ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4). 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 from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.