Australia vs South Africa: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 498.74 Mt CO2e against 491.69 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 7.05 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 622.38 Mt CO2e | 498.6 Mt CO2e | 123.78 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2010s | 572.41 Mt CO2e | 561.93 Mt CO2e | 10.48 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2020s | 481.49 Mt CO2e | 516.53 Mt CO2e | 35.04 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 498.74 Mt CO2e against 491.69 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf between Australia and South Africa?
- 7.05 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Australia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).