Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils was 48.18 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
48.18
World rank
25th
of 195 countries
All-time high
48.18
in 2050
All-time low
25.83
in 1966
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, 1961–2050

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Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 48.18 for emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa peaked at 48.18 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 25.83, in 1966.

That places South Africa 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 27.31
1962 27.69 +1.4%
1963 27.99 +1.1%
1964 27.62 -1.3%
1965 27.69 +0.2%
1966 25.83 -6.7%
1967 27 +4.5%
1968 26.95 -0.2%
1969 27.42 +1.7%
1970 27.49 +0.2%
1971 27.87 +1.4%
1972 28.49 +2.2%
1973 28 -1.7%
1974 29.25 +4.5%
1975 30.4 +3.9%
1976 30.89 +1.6%
1977 32.04 +3.7%
1978 32.82 +2.4%
1979 34.2 +4.2%
1980 34.73 +1.5%
1981 35.52 +2.3%
1982 34.53 -2.8%
1983 32.29 -6.5%
1984 32.5 +0.7%
1985 31.02 -4.6%
1986 31.03 +0.0%
1987 30.73 -1.0%
1988 31.85 +3.6%
1989 32.75 +2.8%
1990 33.69 +2.9%
1991 33.71 +0.0%
1992 32.62 -3.2%
1993 33.49 +2.6%
1994 32.67 -2.4%
1995 32 -2.0%
1996 33.77 +5.5%
1997 34.29 +1.5%
1998 34.24 -0.1%
1999 34.32 +0.2%
2000 34.93 +1.8%
2001 34.11 -2.3%
2002 35.4 +3.8%
2003 34.06 -3.8%
2004 34.09 +0.1%
2005 33.21 -2.6%
2006 33.6 +1.2%
2007 34.36 +2.3%
2008 35.26 +2.6%
2009 35.61 +1.0%
2010 34.69 -2.6%
2011 34.83 +0.4%
2012 35.44 +1.8%
2013 34.81 -1.8%
2014 35.55 +2.1%
2015 33.24 -6.5%
2016 31.97 -3.8%
2017 34.76 +8.7%
2018 34.11 -1.9%
2019 32.64 -4.3%
2030 43.23 +32.4%
2050 48.18 +11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.28 25.83 27.99 9
1970s 30.14 27.49 34.2 10
1980s 32.69 30.73 35.52 10
1990s 33.48 32 34.32 10
2000s 34.46 33.21 35.61 10
2010s 34.2 31.97 35.55 10
2030s 43.23 43.23 43.23 1
2050s 48.18 48.18 48.18 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 22 Egypt 55.08 compare
  2. 23 Germany 53.38 compare
  3. 24 Kenya 53.12 compare
  4. 26 Chad 46.55 compare
  5. 27 Thailand 44 compare
  6. 28 Philippines 43.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa?
Emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa was 48.18 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 48.18 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 25.83 in 1966.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils?
South Africa ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - 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
197 places, 10,908 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).