South Africa vs Spain: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Farm-gate emissions

South Africa
7,757
in 2019
Spain
7,422
in 2019
South Africa rank
29th
Spain rank
31st

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Farm-gate emissions over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7,757 against 7,422 in Spain, a difference of 335.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

South Africa ranks 29th and Spain ranks 31st of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 3,479 5,769 2,290 Spain
2000s 3,814 7,632 3,818 Spain
2010s 7,342 6,999 343.3 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2) - farm-gate emissions, South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 7,757 against 7,422 in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2) - farm-gate emissions between South Africa and Spain?
335, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2) - farm-gate emissions?
South Africa ranks 29th and Spain ranks 31st of 205 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) - Farm-gate emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Farm-gate emissions
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 6,000 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

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).