Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land was 14,418 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land 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 (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in South Africa stood at 14,418.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in South Africa peaked at 17,439 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,844, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 43rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,844 | — |
| 1991 | 9,172 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 9,801 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 10,148 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 10,482 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 10,341 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10,592 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10,080 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 10,976 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 10,622 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 10,335 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 10,583 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 10,655 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10,716 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10,691 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10,387 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 10,257 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10,359 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10,314 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,232 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10,319 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12,184 | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 13,125 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 13,774 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 14,031 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 13,156 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 17,175 | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 17,439 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14,353 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 14,418 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,106 | 8,844 | 10,976 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,453 | 10,232 | 10,716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,997 | 10,319 | 17,439 | 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 (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in South Africa was 14,418 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 (co2) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,439 in 2017.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,844 in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 212 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land. 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).