Korea vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.2862 Mt CO2e against 0.2111 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.0751 Mt CO2e.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Korea ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 94 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0481 Mt CO2e | 0.2166 Mt CO2e | 0.1685 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0506 Mt CO2e | 0.0816 Mt CO2e | 0.031 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.119 Mt CO2e | 0.0811 Mt CO2e | 0.0379 Mt CO2e | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1585 Mt CO2e | 0.1381 Mt CO2e | 0.0204 Mt CO2e | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2383 Mt CO2e | 0.1547 Mt CO2e | 0.0836 Mt CO2e | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3006 Mt CO2e | 0.1584 Mt CO2e | 0.1423 Mt CO2e | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes, Korea or South Africa?
- Korea, at 0.2862 Mt CO2e against 0.2111 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes between Korea and South Africa?
- 0.0751 Mt CO2e, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
- Korea ranks 10th 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).