Germany vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils

Germany
18,632
in 2050
South Africa
16,381
in 2050
Germany rank
23rd
South Africa rank
25th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils over time

  • Germany
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 18,632 against 16,381 in South Africa, a difference of 2,251.

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

Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th of 198 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 18,010 9,350 8,660 Germany
1970s 22,810 10,277 12,532 Germany
1980s 25,426 11,158 14,268 Germany
1990s 24,409 11,471 12,937 Germany
2000s 23,112 11,779 11,333 Germany
2010s 22,155 11,664 10,490 Germany
2030s 18,986 14,679 4,307 Germany
2050s 18,632 16,381 2,251 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils, Germany or South Africa?
Germany, at 18,632 against 16,381 in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils between Germany and South Africa?
2,251, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils?
Germany ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th of 198 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) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils
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
198 places, 10,938 data points, 1961–2050
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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).