Liberia vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Liberia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.31 Mt CO2e against 1.16 Mt CO2e in Liberia, a difference of 0.15 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 35th of 197 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1949 Mt CO2e | 2.39 Mt CO2e | 2.19 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2963 Mt CO2e | 2.25 Mt CO2e | 1.96 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3882 Mt CO2e | 2.92 Mt CO2e | 2.53 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.6882 Mt CO2e | 1.81 Mt CO2e | 1.12 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9341 Mt CO2e | 1.86 Mt CO2e | 0.9253 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.11 Mt CO2e | 1.31 Mt CO2e | 0.2023 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Liberia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.31 Mt CO2e against 1.16 Mt CO2e in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Liberia and South Africa?
- 0.15 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Liberia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 35th of 197 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (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 methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).