South Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

South Africa
0.1946 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1931 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa rank
27th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
28th

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

  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1946 Mt CO2e against 0.1931 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0015 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

South Africa ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1684 Mt CO2e 0.8049 Mt CO2e 0.6365 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.2058 Mt CO2e 1.01 Mt CO2e 0.8015 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.2896 Mt CO2e 0.951 Mt CO2e 0.6614 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.3204 Mt CO2e 0.4 Mt CO2e 0.0796 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.2754 Mt CO2e 0.1595 Mt CO2e 0.1159 Mt CO2e South Africa
2020s 0.2071 Mt CO2e 0.1759 Mt CO2e 0.0311 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), South Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
South Africa, at 0.1946 Mt CO2e against 0.1931 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0015 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
South Africa ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th 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

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).