Australia vs South Africa: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land
Australia
1,648 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
South Africa
1,205 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
4th
South Africa rank
5th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,648 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 1,205 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in South Africa, a difference of 443 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th of 36 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,517 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 1,320 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 196.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,731 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 1,087 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 643.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,408 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 1,218 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 190.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 1,648 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 1,205 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land between Australia and South Africa?
- 443 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land?
- Australia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.