Netherlands vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Netherlands
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 22.67 Mt CO2e against 22.6 Mt CO2e in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 25th of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.09 Mt CO2e | 17.37 Mt CO2e | 28.72 Mt CO2e | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 41.32 Mt CO2e | 11.86 Mt CO2e | 29.46 Mt CO2e | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 41.74 Mt CO2e | 16.25 Mt CO2e | 25.5 Mt CO2e | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 37.4 Mt CO2e | 25.55 Mt CO2e | 11.85 Mt CO2e | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 33.53 Mt CO2e | 30.21 Mt CO2e | 3.32 Mt CO2e | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 25.88 Mt CO2e | 22.81 Mt CO2e | 3.07 Mt CO2e | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Netherlands or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 22.67 Mt CO2e against 22.6 Mt CO2e in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Netherlands and South Africa?
- 0.07 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Netherlands ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 25th of 193 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 Building (Energy) (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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).