Congo vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Land Use change
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Land Use change over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7,150 against 6,664 in South Africa, a difference of 486.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Congo ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 45th of 210 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,249 | 6,640 | 391.57 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6,139 | 6,642 | 503.07 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 6,584 | 6,658 | 74.52 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - land use change, Congo or South Africa?
- Congo, at 7,150 against 6,664 in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - land use change between Congo and South Africa?
- 486, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - land use change?
- Congo ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 45th of 210 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) - Land Use change. 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).