Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - On-farm energy use in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - On-farm energy use was 13.67 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - On-farm energy use in South Africa, 1990–2019
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
Analysis
In 2019, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use in South Africa stood at 13.67. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2,057.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use in South Africa peaked at 13.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6336, in 2007.
That places South Africa 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - On-farm energy use in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6537 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8143 | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 1.74 | +113.3% |
| 1993 | 1.74 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.65 | +52.8% |
| 1995 | 2.65 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.24 | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 2.21 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.81 | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | -35.6% |
| 2000 | 0.916 | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 1.25 | +36.2% |
| 2002 | 1.21 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6835 | -53.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7577 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6336 | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8431 | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6337 | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +162.1% |
| 2011 | 6.18 | +271.8% |
| 2012 | 9.71 | +57.1% |
| 2013 | 10.18 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 10.37 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.15 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 6.06 | -33.7% |
| 2017 | 6.79 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 13.12 | +93.2% |
| 2019 | 13.67 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 | 0.6537 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.989 | 0.6336 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.69 | 1.66 | 13.67 | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use in South Africa was 13.67 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 in 2019.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6336 in 2007.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use?
- South Africa ranks 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - on-farm energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,057.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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) - On-farm energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).