Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change was 1.57 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.57
World rank
59th
of 207 countries
All-time high
25.9
in 1996
All-time low
0
in 2018
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change in South Africa, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 4.71991: 4.71992: 4.71993: 4.71994: 4.71995: 4.71996: 25.91997: 10.41998: 17.31999: 20.92000: 4.22001: 0.1752002: 0.4082003: 3.42004: 0.5822005: 2.22006: 6.22007: 0.1172008: 0.5242009: 0.2332010: 2.42011: 5.92012: 0.3492013: 0.3492014: 2.92015: 0.8152016: 0.2912017: 2.12018: 02019: 1.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in South Africa is 1.57, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 574.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in South Africa peaked at 25.9 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.

South Africa ranks 59th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change in South Africa, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 4.75
1991 4.75 +0.0%
1992 4.75 +0.0%
1993 4.75 +0.0%
1994 4.75 +0.0%
1995 4.75 +0.0%
1996 25.9 +445.2%
1997 10.39 -59.9%
1998 17.29 +66.4%
1999 20.89 +20.9%
2000 4.21 -79.9%
2001 0.1747 -95.8%
2002 0.4077 +133.4%
2003 3.44 +742.8%
2004 0.5824 -83.1%
2005 2.21 +280.0%
2006 6.23 +181.6%
2007 0.1165 -98.1%
2008 0.5242 +350.0%
2009 0.233 -55.6%
2010 2.45 +949.8%
2011 5.88 +140.5%
2012 0.3495 -94.1%
2013 0.3494 -0.0%
2014 2.85 +716.8%
2015 0.8153 -71.4%
2016 0.2912 -64.3%
2017 2.1 +620.0%
2018 0 -100.0%
2019 1.57

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.3 4.75 25.9 10
2000s 1.81 0.1165 6.23 10
2010s 1.67 0 5.88 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in South Africa was 1.57 in 2019, 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) - land use change recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 25.9 in 1996.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change?
South Africa ranks 59th out of 207 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 574.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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) - Land Use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change
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
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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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).