What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was -500.14 in 2016.

What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was -758.21 in 2011.

How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland?

South Africa ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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) - Forestland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Forestland in South Africa

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Forestland in South Africa
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Forestland was -500.14 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

-500.14

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

131st

of 197 countries

All-time high

-500.14

in 2016

All-time low

-758.21

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Forestland in South Africa, 1990–2019

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

South Africa recorded -500.14 for emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland in South Africa peaked at -500.14 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -758.21, in 2011.

That places South Africa 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	-651.86	-651.86	-651.86	10
2000s	-639.85	-651.86	-638.52	10
2010s	-643.01	-758.21	-500.14	10

Countries ranked near South Africa

128 Rwanda -415.01 compare
129 Algeria -440.78 compare
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132 Netherlands -558.59 compare
133 Estonia -574.06 compare
134 Slovenia -965.27 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland in South Africa?: Emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland in South Africa was -500.14 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) - forestland recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was -500.14 in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was -758.21 in 2011.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland?: South Africa ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2) - forestland rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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) - Forestland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Forestland
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: 198 places, 5,793 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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).