Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- South Africa
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 20.47 Mt CO2e against 1.28 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 19.19 Mt CO2e.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.0 times South Africa's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 23rd of 46 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.83 Mt CO2e | 0.1844 Mt CO2e | 4.64 Mt CO2e | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 7.38 Mt CO2e | 0.2347 Mt CO2e | 7.15 Mt CO2e | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8.51 Mt CO2e | 0.2234 Mt CO2e | 8.28 Mt CO2e | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 11.75 Mt CO2e | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 11.34 Mt CO2e | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 15.75 Mt CO2e | 0.7119 Mt CO2e | 15.04 Mt CO2e | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 20.4 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 19.15 Mt CO2e | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or South Africa?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 20.47 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 19.19 Mt CO2e, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 23rd of 46 groups.
- 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).