Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils was 454.1 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
454.1
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
454.1
in 2050
All-time low
244.61
in 1971
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to 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

South Africa recorded 454.1 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils in South Africa peaked at 454.1 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 244.61, in 1971.

That places South Africa 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 273.23 —
1962 273.74 +0.2%
1963 270.29 -1.3%
1964 264.83 -2.0%
1965 264.2 -0.2%
1966 252.61 -4.4%
1967 250.65 -0.8%
1968 260.77 +4.0%
1969 269.96 +3.5%
1970 263.05 -2.6%
1971 244.61 -7.0%
1972 246.81 +0.9%
1973 252.6 +2.3%
1974 252.32 -0.1%
1975 251.22 -0.4%
1976 253.09 +0.7%
1977 259.51 +2.5%
1978 268.74 +3.6%
1979 261.48 -2.7%
1980 255.79 -2.2%
1981 256.66 +0.3%
1982 265.75 +3.5%
1983 272.94 +2.7%
1984 258.2 -5.4%
1985 252.32 -2.3%
1986 257.13 +1.9%
1987 256.77 -0.1%
1988 264.19 +2.9%
1989 273.92 +3.7%
1990 296.51 +8.2%
1991 302.89 +2.2%
1992 296.06 -2.3%
1993 291.25 -1.6%
1994 290.04 -0.4%
1995 304.91 +5.1%
1996 309.65 +1.6%
1997 313.88 +1.4%
1998 316.8 +0.9%
1999 308.79 -2.5%
2000 319.12 +3.3%
2001 326.97 +2.5%
2002 331.08 +1.3%
2003 326.78 -1.3%
2004 325.43 -0.4%
2005 318.41 -2.2%
2006 319.8 +0.4%
2007 326.58 +2.1%
2008 341.52 +4.6%
2009 346.84 +1.6%
2010 349.63 +0.8%
2011 348.93 -0.2%
2012 348.43 -0.1%
2013 333.98 -4.1%
2014 331.35 -0.8%
2015 324.97 -1.9%
2016 324.18 -0.2%
2017 323.32 -0.3%
2018 319.07 -1.3%
2019 308 -3.5%
2030 405.29 +31.6%
2050 454.1 +12.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 454.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 229.62, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 454.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 182.59, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2030 +31.6% 308 405.29

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 264.48 250.65 273.74 9
1970s 255.34 244.61 268.74 10
1980s 261.37 252.32 273.92 10
1990s 303.08 290.04 316.8 10
2000s 328.25 318.41 346.84 10
2010s 331.19 308 349.63 10
2030s 405.29 405.29 405.29 1
2050s 454.1 454.1 454.1 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 62 Kenya 477.91 compare
  2. 63 Cuba 470 compare
  3. 64 Portugal 457.07 compare
  4. 66 Czechia 447.76 compare
  5. 67 Nicaragua 406.46 compare
  6. 68 Angola 403.03 compare

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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 454.1 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) - manure applied to soils recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 454.1 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 244.61 in 1971.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - manure applied to soils?
South Africa ranks 65th out of 194 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) - Manure applied to Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to 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
194 places, 10,721 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).