South Africa vs Uruguay: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU

South Africa
39,867
in 2050
Uruguay
34,851
in 2050
South Africa rank
36th
Uruguay rank
38th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU over time

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 39,867 against 34,851 in Uruguay, a difference of 5,016.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 211 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 40,000 13,725 26,275 South Africa
2000s 39,153 18,365 20,788 South Africa
2010s 38,049 23,321 14,728 South Africa
2030s 36,284 33,598 2,686 South Africa
2050s 39,867 34,851 5,016 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, South Africa or Uruguay?
South Africa, at 39,867 against 34,851 in Uruguay as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu between South Africa and Uruguay?
5,016, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2050.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu?
South Africa ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 211 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU
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
213 places, 6,606 data points, 1990–2050
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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).