How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation?

South Africa ranks 32nd out of 192 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 - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation in South Africa

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation in South Africa
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation was 776.72 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)

776.72

World rank

32nd

of 192 countries

All-time high

776.72

in 2050

All-time low

548.32

in 2019

Years of data

1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation in South Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

In 2050, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation in South Africa stood at 776.72. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation in South Africa peaked at 776.72 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 548.32, in 2019.

South Africa ranks 32nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	608.74	574.87	634.24	9
1970s	592.88	559.4	646.3	10
1980s	598.64	569.95	628.06	10
1990s	612.14	584.05	633.67	10
2000s	607.24	596.75	620.79	10
2010s	587.55	548.32	606.18	10
2030s	714.63	714.63	714.63	1
2050s	776.72	776.72	776.72	1

Countries ranked near South Africa

29 United Kingdom 904.59 compare
30 Turkey 875.88 compare
31 Uruguay 846.5 compare
33 Niger 767.15 compare
34 Mali 759.27 compare
35 South Sudan 693.63 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More reference data data for South Africa

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation in South Africa?: Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation in South Africa was 776.72 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 776.72 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 548.32 in 2019.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation?: South Africa ranks 32nd out of 192 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 - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation
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: 193 places, 10,660 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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).