Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU was 39,867 in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
39,867
Rank
36th
of 212 groups
All-time high
42,940
in 1998
All-time low
35,944
in 2019
Years of data
32
1990–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU in South Africa, 1990–2050

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990202020501990: 39.7k1991: 39.9k1992: 39.2k1993: 38.9k1994: 38.1k1995: 37.9k1996: 40.6k1997: 41.0k1998: 42.9k1999: 41.7k2000: 40.5k2001: 39.0k2002: 40.3k2003: 38.7k2004: 37.9k2005: 39.2k2006: 37.9k2007: 39.1k2008: 39.4k2009: 39.5k2010: 39.4k2011: 39.0k2012: 39.6k2013: 38.7k2014: 38.9k2015: 37.3k2016: 36.3k2017: 37.8k2018: 37.4k2019: 35.9k2030: 36.3k2050: 39.9k

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

Analysis

In 2050, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu in South Africa stood at 39,867.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu in South Africa peaked at 42,940 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 35,944, in 2019.

That places South Africa 36th out of 212 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40,000 37,933 42,940 10
2000s 39,153 37,879 40,476 10
2010s 38,049 35,944 39,633 10
2030s 36,284 36,284 36,284 1
2050s 39,867 39,867 39,867 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu in South Africa was 39,867 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 (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 42,940 in 1998.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 35,944 in 2019.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu?
South Africa ranks 36th out of 212 groups 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU
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
213 places, 6,606 data points, 1990–2050
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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).