Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils was 16,381 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
16,381
World rank
25th
of 196 countries
All-time high
16,381
in 2050
All-time low
8,901
in 1966
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in South Africa is 16,381, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in South Africa peaked at 16,381 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 8,901, in 1966.

South Africa ranks 25th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 9,333
1962 9,465 +1.4%
1963 9,567 +1.1%
1964 9,437 -1.4%
1965 9,464 +0.3%
1966 8,901 -6.0%
1967 9,280 +4.3%
1968 9,274 -0.1%
1969 9,429 +1.7%
1970 9,409 -0.2%
1971 9,525 +1.2%
1972 9,717 +2.0%
1973 9,551 -1.7%
1974 9,950 +4.2%
1975 10,351 +4.0%
1976 10,524 +1.7%
1977 10,918 +3.7%
1978 11,189 +2.5%
1979 11,641 +4.0%
1980 11,843 +1.7%
1981 12,129 +2.4%
1982 11,811 -2.6%
1983 11,030 -6.6%
1984 11,093 +0.6%
1985 10,593 -4.5%
1986 10,586 -0.1%
1987 10,474 -1.1%
1988 10,859 +3.7%
1989 11,163 +2.8%
1990 11,556 +3.5%
1991 11,553 -0.0%
1992 11,189 -3.1%
1993 11,466 +2.5%
1994 11,193 -2.4%
1995 10,980 -1.9%
1996 11,566 +5.3%
1997 11,737 +1.5%
1998 11,725 -0.1%
1999 11,746 +0.2%
2000 11,951 +1.7%
2001 11,678 -2.3%
2002 12,105 +3.7%
2003 11,644 -3.8%
2004 11,654 +0.1%
2005 11,332 -2.8%
2006 11,491 +1.4%
2007 11,742 +2.2%
2008 12,034 +2.5%
2009 12,156 +1.0%
2010 11,827 -2.7%
2011 11,881 +0.5%
2012 12,083 +1.7%
2013 11,873 -1.7%
2014 12,121 +2.1%
2015 11,329 -6.5%
2016 10,895 -3.8%
2017 11,856 +8.8%
2018 11,641 -1.8%
2019 11,139 -4.3%
2030 14,679 +31.8%
2050 16,381 +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,350 8,901 9,567 9
1970s 10,277 9,409 11,641 10
1980s 11,158 10,474 12,129 10
1990s 11,471 10,980 11,746 10
2000s 11,779 11,332 12,156 10
2010s 11,664 10,895 12,121 10
2030s 14,679 14,679 14,679 1
2050s 16,381 16,381 16,381 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 18,798 compare
  2. 23 Germany 18,632 compare
  3. 24 Kenya 17,931 compare
  4. 26 Chad 16,048 compare
  5. 27 Thailand 15,125 compare
  6. 28 Philippines 14,834 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in South Africa was 16,381 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) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 16,381 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 8,901 in 1966.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils?
South Africa ranks 25th out of 196 countries 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) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils
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, 10,938 data points, 1961–2050
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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).