Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0141 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in South Africa, 1990–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in South Africa stood at 0.0141 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in South Africa peaked at 0.0183 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places South Africa 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0141 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0324 units per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0141 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0278 units per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 144 Tunisia 0.0154 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Cape Verde 0.0149 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Faroe Islands 0.0147 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Macao 0.0134 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Iraq 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Mongolia 0.0123 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) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in South Africa was 0.0141 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0183 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
- South Africa ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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.