Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers was 3,958 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,958
World rank
27th
of 166 countries
All-time high
3,958
in 2050
All-time low
300.58
in 1961
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 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 3,958 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in South Africa peaked at 3,958 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 300.58, in 1961.

South Africa ranks 27th of 166 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) - Synthetic Fertilizers in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 300.58
1962 390.02 +29.8%
1963 469 +20.3%
1964 513.7 +9.5%
1965 543.49 +5.8%
1966 540.18 -0.6%
1967 722.82 +33.8%
1968 793.99 +9.8%
1969 827.65 +4.2%
1970 996.49 +20.4%
1971 1,150 +15.4%
1972 1,396 +21.4%
1973 1,275 -8.7%
1974 1,270 -0.4%
1975 1,574 +24.0%
1976 1,743 +10.7%
1977 1,893 +8.6%
1978 2,091 +10.5%
1979 2,209 +5.6%
1980 2,573 +16.5%
1981 2,916 +13.3%
1982 2,626 -10.0%
1983 2,030 -22.7%
1984 2,257 +11.2%
1985 2,091 -7.4%
1986 2,058 -1.6%
1987 1,811 -12.0%
1988 2,102 +16.0%
1989 2,070 -1.5%
1990 2,083 +0.6%
1991 1,976 -5.2%
1992 2,003 +1.4%
1993 2,271 +13.4%
1994 2,070 -8.9%
1995 2,130 +2.9%
1996 2,235 +4.9%
1997 2,235 +0.0%
1998 2,240 +0.2%
1999 2,279 +1.7%
2000 2,295 +0.7%
2001 2,168 -5.5%
2002 2,632 +21.4%
2003 2,322 -11.8%
2004 2,359 +1.6%
2005 1,916 -18.8%
2006 2,366 +23.5%
2007 2,425 +2.5%
2008 2,340 -3.5%
2009 2,504 +7.0%
2010 2,179 -13.0%
2011 2,312 +6.1%
2012 2,373 +2.6%
2013 2,298 -3.1%
2014 2,469 +7.5%
2015 1,970 -20.2%
2016 1,804 -8.4%
2017 2,593 +43.7%
2018 2,593 +0.0%
2019 2,330 -10.1%
2030 3,350 +43.8%
2050 3,958 +18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 566.83 300.58 827.65 9
1970s 1,560 996.49 2,209 10
1980s 2,253 1,811 2,916 10
1990s 2,152 1,976 2,279 10
2000s 2,333 1,916 2,632 10
2010s 2,292 1,804 2,593 10
2030s 3,350 3,350 3,350 1
2050s 3,958 3,958 3,958 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 24 Spain 5,212 compare
  2. 25 Colombia 4,887 compare
  3. 26 Italy 4,366 compare
  4. 28 Ukraine 3,793 compare
  5. 29 Iraq 3,711 compare
  6. 30 Belarus 3,555 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in South Africa was 3,958 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) - synthetic fertilizers recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3,958 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 300.58 in 1961.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers?
South Africa ranks 27th out of 166 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) - Synthetic Fertilizers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,403 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).