Australia vs South Africa: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land

Australia
7,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
South Africa
2,138 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
1st
South Africa rank
4th

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 7,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 2,138 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in South Africa, a difference of 5,265 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

That makes Australia's figure about 3.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th 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 8,516 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2,303 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 6,214 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Australia
2010s 9,195 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 1,913 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 7,282 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Australia
2020s 6,758 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2,162 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 4,596 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 7,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 2,138 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?
5,265 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 1st and South Africa ranks 4th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs South Africa: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-greenhouse-gases-emissions-forest-land/australia/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-greenhouse-gases-emissions-forest-land/australia/south-africa/">Australia vs South Africa: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 1,594 data points, 1986–2023
Last refreshed