Iran vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Iran
- South Africa
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.65 Mt CO2e against 1.28 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.37 Mt CO2e.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3331 Mt CO2e | 0.1844 Mt CO2e | 0.1487 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.9163 Mt CO2e | 0.2347 Mt CO2e | 0.6816 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.29 Mt CO2e | 0.2234 Mt CO2e | 1.06 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.66 Mt CO2e | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.47 Mt CO2e | 0.7119 Mt CO2e | 0.7624 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.62 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 0.3698 Mt CO2e | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Iran or South Africa?
- Iran, at 1.65 Mt CO2e against 1.28 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between Iran and South Africa?
- 0.37 Mt CO2e, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Iran ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).