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

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop was 368.53 in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
368.53
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
449.18
in 1987
All-time low
174.88
in 2016
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 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 368.53 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in 2050.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in South Africa peaked at 449.18 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 174.88, in 2016.

That places South Africa 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 358.65
1962 374.54 +4.4%
1963 379.96 +1.4%
1964 381.6 +0.4%
1965 372.98 -2.3%
1966 363.51 -2.5%
1967 396.07 +9.0%
1968 416.94 +5.3%
1969 396.73 -4.8%
1970 400.55 +1.0%
1971 432.42 +8.0%
1972 445.49 +3.0%
1973 370.68 -16.8%
1974 430.05 +16.0%
1975 427.11 -0.7%
1976 446.36 +4.5%
1977 421.77 -5.5%
1978 401.33 -4.8%
1979 413.51 +3.0%
1980 404.67 -2.1%
1981 406.8 +0.5%
1982 426.61 +4.9%
1983 420.27 -1.5%
1984 438.02 +4.2%
1985 413.46 -5.6%
1986 437.52 +5.8%
1987 449.18 +2.7%
1988 432.43 -3.7%
1989 400.68 -7.3%
1990 375.04 -6.4%
1991 345.54 -7.9%
1992 351.4 +1.7%
1993 376.72 +7.2%
1994 398.09 +5.7%
1995 321.26 -19.3%
1996 338.24 +5.3%
1997 360.56 +6.6%
1998 307.34 -14.8%
1999 306.85 -0.2%
2000 347.47 +13.2%
2001 286.61 -17.5%
2002 311.42 +8.7%
2003 314.7 +1.1%
2004 282.91 -10.1%
2005 283.72 +0.3%
2006 191.86 -32.4%
2007 227.19 +18.4%
2008 248.4 +9.3%
2009 216.66 -12.8%
2010 237.54 +9.6%
2011 210.1 -11.6%
2012 232.19 +10.5%
2013 238.66 +2.8%
2014 231.1 -3.2%
2015 227.88 -1.4%
2016 174.88 -23.3%
2017 226.11 +29.3%
2018 204.05 -9.8%
2019 204.97 +0.4%
2030 346.38 +69.0%
2050 368.53 +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 382.33 358.65 416.94 9
1970s 418.93 370.68 446.36 10
1980s 422.96 400.68 449.18 10
1990s 348.1 306.85 398.09 10
2000s 271.09 191.86 347.47 10
2010s 218.75 174.88 238.66 10
2030s 346.38 346.38 346.38 1
2050s 368.53 368.53 368.53 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 14 Thailand 466.56 compare
  2. 15 Canada 406.4 compare
  3. 16 Philippines 401.3 compare
  4. 18 Pakistan 367.78 compare
  5. 19 Ethiopia 363.07 compare
  6. 20 Ukraine 305.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in South Africa was 368.53 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) - burning - crop recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 449.18 in 1987.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 174.88 in 2016.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop?
South Africa ranks 17th out of 186 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) - Burning - Crop residues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues
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
186 places, 10,039 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).