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

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

Latest (2050)
821.44
World rank
41st
of 208 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

0200400600800196120052050

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 208 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.

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 208 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).