Canada vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2111 Mt CO2e against 0.1846 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 0.0265 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 94 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1986 Mt CO2e | 0.2166 Mt CO2e | 0.018 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2233 Mt CO2e | 0.0816 Mt CO2e | 0.1416 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2096 Mt CO2e | 0.0811 Mt CO2e | 0.1285 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1568 Mt CO2e | 0.1381 Mt CO2e | 0.0186 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1441 Mt CO2e | 0.1547 Mt CO2e | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1739 Mt CO2e | 0.1584 Mt CO2e | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes, Canada or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.2111 Mt CO2e against 0.1846 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.0265 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
- Canada ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 94 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 Processes (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 processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).