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France vs South Africa: Environment

This page compares France and South Africa across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator France South Africa Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 126.86 52.11 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.82 0.09 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.26 0.11 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2.08 0.20 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 19.00 54.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 75.00 153.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 13.00 33.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 65.00 428.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 28.80 9.60 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 36.70 12.90 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 4.00 6.88 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 378.12 569.81 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 5.52 8.90 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 66.98 93.23 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 18.44 25.44 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -19.96 23.99 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 19.13 19.98 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 274.45 440.17 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2.47 2.92 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 30.15 19.05 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 1.85 0.85 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -43.04 16.55 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -28.78 39.97 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 23.10 12.82 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 42.25 25.85 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -28.71 40.08 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.10 1.20 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 9.60 23.75 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.20 0.40 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.45 1.31 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 119.18 44.48 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 78.21 100.00 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.19 0.06 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.19 0.19 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 22.11 232.55 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.24 0.93 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.14 0.67 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.13 0.25 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 56.34 22.67 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 37.11 48.35 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.10 0.17 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.31 40.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 16.88 70.85 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.01 0.23 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) -38.85 -56.71 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.