Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU (AFOLU CH4) in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU (AFOLU CH4) was 23,000 in 2050. ▬ Flat

Latest (2050)
23,000
World rank
41st
of 210 countries
All-time high
23,000
in 2050
All-time low
17,129
in 2019
Years of data
32
1990–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU in South Africa, 1990–2050

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990202020501990: 20.2k1991: 20.4k1992: 20.1k1993: 19.5k1994: 19.0k1995: 19.0k1996: 20.6k1997: 20.9k1998: 22.2k1999: 21.4k2000: 20.3k2001: 19.5k2002: 19.8k2003: 19.1k2004: 18.6k2005: 19.6k2006: 18.7k2007: 19.4k2008: 19.4k2009: 19.3k2010: 19.4k2011: 19.2k2012: 19.5k2013: 19.1k2014: 19.1k2015: 18.6k2016: 17.9k2017: 18.0k2018: 17.8k2019: 17.1k2030: 21.2k2050: 23.0k

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 23,000 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in 2050. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in South Africa peaked at 23,000 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 17,129, in 2019.

South Africa ranks 41st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU (AFOLU CH4) in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU in South Africa, 1990 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1990 20,171 —
1991 20,376 +1.0%
1992 20,128 -1.2%
1993 19,479 -3.2%
1994 19,001 -2.5%
1995 19,025 +0.1%
1996 20,571 +8.1%
1997 20,907 +1.6%
1998 22,236 +6.4%
1999 21,392 -3.8%
2000 20,343 -4.9%
2001 19,536 -4.0%
2002 19,832 +1.5%
2003 19,138 -3.5%
2004 18,650 -2.6%
2005 19,650 +5.4%
2006 18,683 -4.9%
2007 19,399 +3.8%
2008 19,430 +0.2%
2009 19,346 -0.4%
2010 19,438 +0.5%
2011 19,218 -1.1%
2012 19,515 +1.5%
2013 19,111 -2.1%
2014 19,085 -0.1%
2015 18,552 -2.8%
2016 17,911 -3.5%
2017 17,984 +0.4%
2018 17,817 -0.9%
2019 17,129 -3.9%
2030 21,166 +23.6%
2050 23,000 +8.7%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 23,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,432, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 23,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,332, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,328 19,001 22,236 10
2000s 19,401 18,650 20,343 10
2010s 18,576 17,129 19,515 10
2030s 21,166 21,166 21,166 1
2050s 23,000 23,000 23,000 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 38 Nepal 24,171 compare
  2. 39 Madagascar 23,891 compare
  3. 40 Mali 23,713 compare
  4. 42 Peru 22,681 compare
  5. 43 Niger 22,433 compare
  6. 44 Italy 21,857 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in South Africa was 23,000 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) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 23,000 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 17,129 in 2019.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu?
South Africa ranks 41st out of 210 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) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
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Coverage
210 places, 6,514 data points, 1990–2050
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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).