South Africa vs Switzerland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Drained organic soils
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Drained organic soils over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 392.64 CO2 against 299.7 CO2 in Switzerland, a difference of 92.94 CO2.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
South Africa ranks 63rd and Switzerland ranks 66th of 102 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 312.47 CO2 | 380.09 CO2 | 67.62 CO2 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 379.03 CO2 | 309.95 CO2 | 69.07 CO2 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 392.56 CO2 | 300.22 CO2 | 92.34 CO2 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2) - drained organic soils, South Africa or Switzerland?
- South Africa, at 392.64 CO2 against 299.7 CO2 in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2) - drained organic soils between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 92.94 CO2, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2) - drained organic soils?
- South Africa ranks 63rd and Switzerland ranks 66th of 102 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Drained organic soils (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).