South Africa vs Yemen: Consumption of ozone-depleting substances
Consumption of ozone-depleting substances over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 98.8 ODP tonnes against 88.7 ODP tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 10.1 ODP tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 19th of 168 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21,630 ODP tonnes | 100.45 ODP tonnes | 21,529 ODP tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2,228 ODP tonnes | 1,436 ODP tonnes | 792.25 ODP tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 754.26 ODP tonnes | 788.25 ODP tonnes | 33.99 ODP tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 359 ODP tonnes | 109.03 ODP tonnes | 249.97 ODP tonnes | South Africa |
| 2020s | 97.54 ODP tonnes | 98.95 ODP tonnes | 1.42 ODP tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption of ozone-depleting substances, South Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 98.8 ODP tonnes against 88.7 ODP tonnes in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in consumption of ozone-depleting substances between South Africa and Yemen?
- 10.1 ODP tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
- How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for consumption of ozone-depleting substances?
- South Africa ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 19th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Environment Programme (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption of ozone-depleting substances. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption of various controlled substances. These include Bromochloromethane (BCM), Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs), Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Methyl Bromide (MB), Methyl Chloroform (TCA) and Other Fully Halogenated CFCs. We assign zero to missing values for a given (year, country, chemical) triple. This is due to technical reasons, so that we are able to plot this variable using our Grapher stacked are charts.