Libya vs South Africa: CO2 emissions from cement production
CO2 emissions from cement production over time
- Libya
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5,735 thousand metric tons against 2,992 thousand metric tons in Libya, a difference of 2,743 thousand metric tons.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times Libya's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 thousand metric tons | 1,780 thousand metric tons | 1,777 thousand metric tons | South Africa |
| 1970s | 588.92 thousand metric tons | 3,311 thousand metric tons | 2,722 thousand metric tons | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1,901 thousand metric tons | 3,809 thousand metric tons | 1,909 thousand metric tons | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1,434 thousand metric tons | 4,099 thousand metric tons | 2,665 thousand metric tons | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,096 thousand metric tons | 5,307 thousand metric tons | 3,210 thousand metric tons | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co2 emissions from cement production, Libya or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5,735 thousand metric tons against 2,992 thousand metric tons in Libya as of 2009.
- What is the difference in co2 emissions from cement production between Libya and South Africa?
- 2,743 thousand metric tons, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
- How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for co2 emissions from cement production?
- Libya ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.