Pakistan vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Pakistan
- South Africa
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 47.48 Mt CO2e against 44.48 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 3 Mt CO2e.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Pakistan ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.98 Mt CO2e | 28.91 Mt CO2e | 24.93 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 9.91 Mt CO2e | 27.01 Mt CO2e | 17.1 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 19.89 Mt CO2e | 32.57 Mt CO2e | 12.68 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 28.63 Mt CO2e | 41.66 Mt CO2e | 13.04 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 42.2 Mt CO2e | 51.47 Mt CO2e | 9.27 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 52.08 Mt CO2e | 46.34 Mt CO2e | 5.74 Mt CO2e | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Pakistan or South Africa?
- Pakistan, at 47.48 Mt CO2e against 44.48 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Pakistan and South Africa?
- 3 Mt CO2e, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Pakistan ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th of 194 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 Transport (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 transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).