Australia vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1686 Mt CO2e against 0.1578 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 0.0108 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 193 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1212 Mt CO2e | 0.1556 Mt CO2e | 0.0344 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1191 Mt CO2e | 0.18 Mt CO2e | 0.0609 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.13 Mt CO2e | 0.1551 Mt CO2e | 0.0251 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1295 Mt CO2e | 0.1864 Mt CO2e | 0.0569 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.161 Mt CO2e | 0.1725 Mt CO2e | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1538 Mt CO2e | 0.1688 Mt CO2e | 0.015 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1686 Mt CO2e against 0.1578 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.0108 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Australia ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 193 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 Industrial Combustion (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 industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).