Australia vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 440.17 Mt CO2e against 383.4 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 56.77 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 203 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 187.52 Mt CO2e | 215.74 Mt CO2e | 28.21 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 237.56 Mt CO2e | 278.99 Mt CO2e | 41.44 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 304.8 Mt CO2e | 324.11 Mt CO2e | 19.31 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 382.27 Mt CO2e | 417.64 Mt CO2e | 35.37 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 408.14 Mt CO2e | 467.43 Mt CO2e | 59.3 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 383.25 Mt CO2e | 439.24 Mt CO2e | 55.99 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 440.17 Mt CO2e against 383.4 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and South Africa?
- 56.77 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Australia ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).