Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture was 39,867 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
39,867
World rank
36th
of 208 countries
All-time high
39,867
in 2050
All-time low
26,356
in 1966
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa is 39,867, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa peaked at 39,867 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 26,356, in 1966.

South Africa ranks 36th of 208 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) - IPCC Agriculture in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 28,380
1962 28,587 +0.7%
1963 28,663 +0.3%
1964 28,300 -1.3%
1965 28,302 +0.0%
1966 26,356 -6.9%
1967 26,666 +1.2%
1968 26,938 +1.0%
1969 27,336 +1.5%
1970 26,896 -1.6%
1971 26,682 -0.8%
1972 26,716 +0.1%
1973 26,838 +0.5%
1974 27,641 +3.0%
1975 28,414 +2.8%
1976 28,685 +1.0%
1977 29,439 +2.6%
1978 29,815 +1.3%
1979 31,140 +4.4%
1980 30,798 -1.1%
1981 30,490 -1.0%
1982 30,600 +0.4%
1983 29,878 -2.4%
1984 29,449 -1.4%
1985 27,919 -5.2%
1986 27,907 -0.0%
1987 28,007 +0.4%
1988 28,559 +2.0%
1989 29,362 +2.8%
1990 32,873 +12.0%
1991 33,070 +0.6%
1992 32,457 -1.9%
1993 32,084 -1.1%
1994 31,339 -2.3%
1995 31,146 -0.6%
1996 32,670 +4.9%
1997 33,117 +1.4%
1998 33,839 +2.2%
1999 33,560 -0.8%
2000 33,538 -0.1%
2001 32,603 -2.8%
2002 33,831 +3.8%
2003 32,046 -5.3%
2004 31,420 -2.0%
2005 32,490 +3.4%
2006 31,404 -3.3%
2007 32,363 +3.1%
2008 32,781 +1.3%
2009 32,979 +0.6%
2010 32,854 -0.4%
2011 32,639 -0.7%
2012 33,202 +1.7%
2013 32,259 -2.8%
2014 32,433 +0.5%
2015 30,938 -4.6%
2016 29,612 -4.3%
2017 31,042 +4.8%
2018 30,384 -2.1%
2019 29,191 -3.9%
2030 36,284 +24.3%
2050 39,867 +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,725 26,356 28,663 9
1970s 28,226 26,682 31,140 10
1980s 29,297 27,907 30,798 10
1990s 32,615 31,146 33,839 10
2000s 32,545 31,404 33,831 10
2010s 31,455 29,191 33,202 10
2030s 36,284 36,284 36,284 1
2050s 39,867 39,867 39,867 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 33 Paraguay 41,454 compare
  2. 34 Somalia 40,976 compare
  3. 35 Spain 39,869 compare
  4. 37 Mali 36,330 compare
  5. 38 Uruguay 34,851 compare
  6. 39 Niger 33,783 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - ipcc agriculture 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) - ipcc agriculture recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 39,867 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - ipcc agriculture recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 26,356 in 1966.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - ipcc agriculture?
South Africa ranks 36th out of 208 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) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture
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
210 places, 11,335 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).