North Africa vs South Africa: CO2 emissions from cement production
CO2 emissions from cement production over time
- North Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
North Africa currently reports 45,243 thousand metric tons against 5,735 thousand metric tons in South Africa, a difference of 39,508 thousand metric tons.
That makes North Africa's figure about 7.9 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Africa ahead.
North Africa ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 6 groups.
North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,376 thousand metric tons | 1,780 thousand metric tons | 596.51 thousand metric tons | North Africa |
| 1970s | 4,482 thousand metric tons | 3,311 thousand metric tons | 1,170 thousand metric tons | North Africa |
| 1980s | 11,392 thousand metric tons | 3,809 thousand metric tons | 7,583 thousand metric tons | North Africa |
| 1990s | 19,170 thousand metric tons | 4,099 thousand metric tons | 15,071 thousand metric tons | North Africa |
| 2000s | 33,265 thousand metric tons | 5,307 thousand metric tons | 27,958 thousand metric tons | North Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co2 emissions from cement production, North Africa or South Africa?
- North Africa, at 45,243 thousand metric tons against 5,735 thousand metric tons in South Africa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in co2 emissions from cement production between North Africa and South Africa?
- 39,508 thousand metric tons, with North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
- How do North Africa and South Africa rank globally for co2 emissions from cement production?
- North Africa ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 6 groups.
- 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.