Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.0296 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in South Africa, 1990–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in South Africa is 0.0296 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in South Africa peaked at 0.0354 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places South Africa 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0296 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0586 units per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0296 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0816 units per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 133 Georgia 0.0309 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 United Arab Emirates 0.0301 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Mali 0.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Morocco 0.0296 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Slovakia 0.0289 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Ukraine 0.0286 units per square kilometre compare
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 (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in South Africa was 0.0296 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0354 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
- South Africa ranks 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.