Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management was 31.28 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
31.28
World rank
58th
of 194 countries
All-time high
31.28
in 2050
All-time low
19.38
in 1972
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 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

In 2050, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - manure management in South Africa stood at 31.28. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - manure management in South Africa peaked at 31.28 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 19.38, in 1972.

South Africa ranks 58th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 22.07 —
1962 22.13 +0.3%
1963 22.06 -0.3%
1964 21.82 -1.1%
1965 21.7 -0.6%
1966 19.99 -7.9%
1967 19.82 -0.8%
1968 20.1 +1.4%
1969 20.45 +1.7%
1970 19.85 -2.9%
1971 19.45 -2.0%
1972 19.38 -0.4%
1973 19.98 +3.1%
1974 20.14 +0.8%
1975 20.65 +2.5%
1976 20.77 +0.6%
1977 21.25 +2.3%
1978 21.46 +1.0%
1979 22.38 +4.3%
1980 21.8 -2.6%
1981 21.18 -2.9%
1982 21.64 +2.2%
1983 21.78 +0.7%
1984 21.18 -2.8%
1985 20.19 -4.7%
1986 20.12 -0.3%
1987 20.41 +1.4%
1988 20.71 +1.5%
1989 21.45 +3.6%
1990 23.1 +7.7%
1991 23.33 +1.0%
1992 23.11 -0.9%
1993 22.4 -3.1%
1994 21.98 -1.9%
1995 22.26 +1.3%
1996 22.9 +2.9%
1997 23.46 +2.4%
1998 23.76 +1.3%
1999 23.75 -0.0%
2000 23.7 -0.2%
2001 23.89 +0.8%
2002 23.86 -0.1%
2003 23.64 -0.9%
2004 23.56 -0.3%
2005 23.35 -0.9%
2006 23.17 -0.8%
2007 23.85 +2.9%
2008 24.41 +2.3%
2009 24.56 +0.6%
2010 24.67 +0.4%
2011 24.63 -0.1%
2012 24.84 +0.9%
2013 24.05 -3.2%
2014 24.01 -0.2%
2015 23.74 -1.1%
2016 23.33 -1.7%
2017 22.96 -1.6%
2018 22.69 -1.2%
2019 22.36 -1.4%
2030 28.59 +27.9%
2050 31.28 +9.4%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 31.28 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.07, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 31.28 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.9, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2030 +27.9% 22.36 28.59

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.13 19.82 22.13 9
1970s 20.53 19.38 22.38 10
1980s 21.05 20.12 21.8 10
1990s 23 21.98 23.76 10
2000s 23.8 23.17 24.56 10
2010s 23.73 22.36 24.84 10
2030s 28.59 28.59 28.59 1
2050s 31.28 31.28 31.28 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 55 Laos 32.69 compare
  2. 56 South Korea 31.44 compare
  3. 57 Switzerland 31.41 compare
  4. 59 Niger 30.83 compare
  5. 60 Mali 30.39 compare
  6. 61 Uganda 29.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - manure management in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - manure management in South Africa was 31.28 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) - manure management recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 31.28 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - manure management recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 19.38 in 1972.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - manure management?
South Africa ranks 58th out of 194 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) - Manure Management. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management
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
194 places, 10,721 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).