Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Africa
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
153rd
South Africa rank
150th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • South Africa
0000.001199020042019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 153rd and South Africa ranks 150th of 208 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 153rd and South Africa ranks 150th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.