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

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - LULUCF was 107.04 in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
107.04
Change on year
down 61.0%
World rank
36th
of 207 countries
All-time high
2,008
in 1998
All-time low
32.31
in 2001
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200420191990: 335.61991: 335.61992: 335.61993: 335.61994: 335.61995: 335.61996: 1.2k1997: 1.2k1998: 2.0k1999: 1.3k2000: 430.52001: 32.32002: 55.82003: 1422004: 48.92005: 184.42006: 44.42007: 209.52008: 122.22009: 62.52010: 84.72011: 60.82012: 77.12013: 67.62014: 98.92015: 52.32016: 75.52017: 112.82018: 274.22019: 107

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) - lulucf in South Africa is 107.04, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.0% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - lulucf in South Africa peaked at 2,008 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32.31, in 2001.

That places South Africa 36th out of 207 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 771.99 335.61 2,008 10
2000s 133.25 32.31 430.5 10
2010s 101.1 52.29 274.21 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 33 Ukraine 117.14 compare
  2. 34 Colombia 116.67 compare
  3. 35 Liberia 112.2 compare
  4. 37 Chile 91.48 compare
  5. 38 Argentina 83.97 compare
  6. 39 Nigeria 82.79 compare

See the full ranking of 209 places β†’

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All data for South Africa β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - lulucf in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - lulucf in South Africa was 107.04 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) - lulucf recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,008 in 1998.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - lulucf recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 32.31 in 2001.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - lulucf?
South Africa ranks 36th out of 207 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - lulucf rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. 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) - LULUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - LULUCF
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).