Libya vs South Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Libya
- South Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2146 Mt CO2e against 0.1946 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 Mt CO2e.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Libya ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.042 Mt CO2e | 0.1684 Mt CO2e | 0.1264 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0907 Mt CO2e | 0.2058 Mt CO2e | 0.1151 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1868 Mt CO2e | 0.2896 Mt CO2e | 0.1028 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3837 Mt CO2e | 0.3204 Mt CO2e | 0.0632 Mt CO2e | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.2945 Mt CO2e | 0.2754 Mt CO2e | 0.0191 Mt CO2e | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1941 Mt CO2e | 0.2071 Mt CO2e | 0.0129 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Libya or South Africa?
- Libya, at 0.2146 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 Libya and South Africa?
- 0.02 Mt CO2e, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Libya ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th 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 Transport (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
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).