Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural was 0.0365 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural 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) - emissions on agricultural in South Africa is 0.0365 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural in South Africa peaked at 0.0406 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0345 units per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places South Africa 167th out of 210 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0365 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1006 units per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0365 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0905 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | 0.037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 164 Aruba 0.0376 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Egypt 0.0371 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0369 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Montenegro 0.0339 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Cape Verde 0.0335 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Djibouti 0.0327 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) - emissions on agricultural in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural in South Africa was 0.0365 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0406 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0345 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural?
- South Africa ranks 167th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, 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) - Emissions on agricultural land 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) - Emissions on agricultural land ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural 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) - Emissions on agricultural land 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.