Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture (CH4 IPCC) in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture (CH4 IPCC) was 821.44 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
821.44
World rank
41st
of 210 countries
All-time high
821.44
in 2050
All-time low
595.05
in 1972
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 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 821.44 for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa peaked at 821.44 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 595.05, in 1972.

That places South Africa 41st out of 210 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 - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture (CH4 IPCC) in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 667.63 —
1962 670.16 +0.4%
1963 669.28 -0.1%
1964 661.08 -1.2%
1965 660.45 -0.1%
1966 611.83 -7.4%
1967 609.19 -0.4%
1968 618.51 +1.5%
1969 626.94 +1.4%
1970 612.29 -2.3%
1971 600.97 -1.8%
1972 595.05 -1.0%
1973 605.71 +1.8%
1974 619.56 +2.3%
1975 632.77 +2.1%
1976 636.02 +0.5%
1977 648.81 +2.0%
1978 652.38 +0.6%
1979 683.81 +4.8%
1980 664.68 -2.8%
1981 643.39 -3.2%
1982 658.18 +2.3%
1983 660.08 +0.3%
1984 642.94 -2.6%
1985 606.49 -5.7%
1986 606.06 -0.1%
1987 613.52 +1.2%
1988 619.32 +0.9%
1989 636.91 +2.8%
1990 708.39 +11.2%
1991 715.72 +1.0%
1992 706.87 -1.2%
1993 683.68 -3.3%
1994 666.61 -2.5%
1995 667.48 +0.1%
1996 692.57 +3.8%
1997 704.4 +1.7%
1998 722.43 +2.6%
1999 716.28 -0.9%
2000 711.17 -0.7%
2001 696.54 -2.1%
2002 706.29 +1.4%
2003 678.45 -3.9%
2004 664.32 -2.1%
2005 695.18 +4.6%
2006 665.68 -4.2%
2007 685.33 +3.0%
2008 689.56 +0.6%
2009 688.69 -0.1%
2010 691.17 +0.4%
2011 684.2 -1.0%
2012 694.21 +1.5%
2013 680.12 -2.0%
2014 678.07 -0.3%
2015 660.69 -2.6%
2016 636.97 -3.6%
2017 638.27 +0.2%
2018 626.53 -1.8%
2019 607.94 -3.0%
2030 755.92 +24.3%
2050 821.44 +8.7%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 821.44 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158.29, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 821.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 154.72, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 643.9 609.19 670.16 9
1970s 628.74 595.05 683.81 10
1980s 635.16 606.06 664.68 10
1990s 698.44 666.61 722.43 10
2000s 688.12 664.32 711.17 10
2010s 659.82 607.94 694.21 10
2030s 755.92 755.92 755.92 1
2050s 821.44 821.44 821.44 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 38 Nepal 863.25 compare
  2. 39 Madagascar 853.24 compare
  3. 40 Mali 846.91 compare
  4. 42 Peru 810.04 compare
  5. 43 Niger 801.19 compare
  6. 44 Italy 780.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa was 821.44 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) - ipcc agriculture recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 821.44 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 595.05 in 1972.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture?
South Africa ranks 41st out of 210 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) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture
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
210 places, 11,304 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).