Qatar vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Qatar
0.0597 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
0.055 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Qatar rank
39th
South Africa rank
42nd

Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Qatar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0597 Mt CO2e against 0.055 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.0047 Mt CO2e.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Qatar ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 194 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0024 Mt CO2e 0.0178 Mt CO2e 0.0154 Mt CO2e South Africa
1980s 0.0081 Mt CO2e 0.0253 Mt CO2e 0.0172 Mt CO2e South Africa
1990s 0.0123 Mt CO2e 0.0351 Mt CO2e 0.0228 Mt CO2e South Africa
2000s 0.0191 Mt CO2e 0.0465 Mt CO2e 0.0274 Mt CO2e South Africa
2010s 0.0382 Mt CO2e 0.0542 Mt CO2e 0.016 Mt CO2e South Africa
2020s 0.0527 Mt CO2e 0.0552 Mt CO2e 0.0025 Mt CO2e South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy), Qatar or South Africa?
Qatar, at 0.0597 Mt CO2e against 0.055 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy) between Qatar and South Africa?
0.0047 Mt CO2e, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Qatar ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 194 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 Power Industry (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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).