Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils in South Africa is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils in South Africa peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places South Africa 161st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 158 Belize 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 United Arab Emirates 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Iceland 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 New Caledonia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Jordan 0.0002 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) - manure applied to soils in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils in South Africa was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils?
- South Africa ranks 161st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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) - Manure applied to Soils, 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) - Manure applied to Soils 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) - Manure applied to Soils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 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) - Manure applied to Soils 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.