Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.24 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
0.1946 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
South Africa rank
27th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.24 Mt CO2e against 0.1946 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 2.05 Mt CO2e.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.64 Mt CO2e 0.1684 Mt CO2e 1.47 Mt CO2e Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 2.1 Mt CO2e 0.2058 Mt CO2e 1.89 Mt CO2e Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 2.12 Mt CO2e 0.2896 Mt CO2e 1.83 Mt CO2e Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.99 Mt CO2e 0.3204 Mt CO2e 1.67 Mt CO2e Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.01 Mt CO2e 0.2754 Mt CO2e 1.74 Mt CO2e Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 2.09 Mt CO2e 0.2071 Mt CO2e 1.89 Mt CO2e Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Africa?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.24 Mt CO2e against 0.1946 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?
2.05 Mt CO2e, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 27th of 47 groups.
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 Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).