Australia vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure

Australia
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Africa
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Australia rank
160th
South Africa rank
159th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
0000.0010.001196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 160th and South Africa ranks 159th of 190 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure, Australia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure between Australia and South Africa?
0 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure?
Australia ranks 160th and South Africa ranks 159th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 10,156 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.