Malaysia vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes

Malaysia
0.1924 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
0.2111 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Malaysia rank
14th
South Africa rank
13th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2111 Mt CO2e against 0.1924 Mt CO2e in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0187 Mt CO2e.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Malaysia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 95 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0366 Mt CO2e 0.2166 Mt CO2e 0.18 Mt CO2e South Africa
1980s 0.0384 Mt CO2e 0.0816 Mt CO2e 0.0432 Mt CO2e South Africa
1990s 0.037 Mt CO2e 0.0811 Mt CO2e 0.0441 Mt CO2e South Africa
2000s 0.0685 Mt CO2e 0.1381 Mt CO2e 0.0696 Mt CO2e South Africa
2010s 0.1438 Mt CO2e 0.1547 Mt CO2e 0.0109 Mt CO2e South Africa
2020s 0.1847 Mt CO2e 0.1584 Mt CO2e 0.0264 Mt CO2e Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes, Malaysia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2111 Mt CO2e against 0.1924 Mt CO2e in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes between Malaysia and South Africa?
0.0187 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
Malaysia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 95 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (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
140 places, 7,700 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).