Malaysia vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.28 Mt CO2e against 1.19 Mt CO2e in Malaysia, a difference of 0.09 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1431 Mt CO2e | 0.1844 Mt CO2e | 0.0413 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3715 Mt CO2e | 0.2347 Mt CO2e | 0.1368 Mt CO2e | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.8227 Mt CO2e | 0.2234 Mt CO2e | 0.5992 Mt CO2e | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 0.8338 Mt CO2e | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.32 Mt CO2e | 0.7119 Mt CO2e | 0.6088 Mt CO2e | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.28 Mt CO2e against 1.19 Mt CO2e in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.09 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Malaysia ranks 24th 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).