Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
12.48 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
1.31 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
36th
South Africa rank
35th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 12.48 Mt CO2e against 1.31 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 11.17 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 9.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 4.7 Mt CO2e 2.39 Mt CO2e 2.31 Mt CO2e Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 6.22 Mt CO2e 2.25 Mt CO2e 3.97 Mt CO2e Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 8.16 Mt CO2e 2.92 Mt CO2e 5.25 Mt CO2e Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 10.55 Mt CO2e 1.81 Mt CO2e 8.75 Mt CO2e Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 12.04 Mt CO2e 1.86 Mt CO2e 10.18 Mt CO2e Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 11.98 Mt CO2e 1.31 Mt CO2e 10.67 Mt CO2e Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or South Africa?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 12.48 Mt CO2e against 1.31 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa?
11.17 Mt CO2e, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).