Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - On-farm energy in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - On-farm energy was 382.85 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
382.85
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
5th
of 204 countries
All-time high
382.85
in 2019
All-time low
17.74
in 2007
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01002003004001990200420191990: 18.31991: 22.81992: 48.61993: 48.61994: 74.31995: 74.11996: 62.81997: 61.91998: 50.81999: 32.72000: 25.62001: 34.92002: 33.92003: 42.22004: 40.82005: 19.12006: 21.22007: 17.72008: 23.62009: 17.72010: 46.52011: 172.92012: 271.72013: 285.12014: 290.42015: 256.22016: 169.82017: 190.22018: 367.42019: 382.8

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 382.85 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - on-farm energy in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2,057.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - on-farm energy in South Africa peaked at 382.85 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.74, in 2007.

South Africa ranks 5th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - On-farm energy use in South Africa, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 18.3
1991 22.8 +24.6%
1992 48.64 +113.3%
1993 48.61 -0.1%
1994 74.27 +52.8%
1995 74.13 -0.2%
1996 62.84 -15.2%
1997 61.9 -1.5%
1998 50.75 -18.0%
1999 32.71 -35.6%
2000 25.65 -21.6%
2001 34.93 +36.2%
2002 33.9 -3.0%
2003 42.18 +24.4%
2004 40.82 -3.2%
2005 19.14 -53.1%
2006 21.22 +10.9%
2007 17.74 -16.4%
2008 23.61 +33.1%
2009 17.74 -24.8%
2010 46.51 +162.1%
2011 172.92 +271.8%
2012 271.74 +57.1%
2013 285.08 +4.9%
2014 290.41 +1.9%
2015 256.25 -11.8%
2016 169.77 -33.7%
2017 190.18 +12.0%
2018 367.44 +93.2%
2019 382.85 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.5 18.3 74.27 10
2000s 27.69 17.74 42.18 10
2010s 243.32 46.51 382.85 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 2 Poland 641.5 compare
  2. 3 United States 478.57 compare
  3. 4 India 468.08 compare
  4. 6 Colombia 260.49 compare
  5. 7 Japan 206.86 compare
  6. 8 Russia 162.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - on-farm energy in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - on-farm energy in South Africa was 382.85 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) - on-farm energy recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 382.85 in 2019.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - on-farm energy recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 17.74 in 2007.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - on-farm energy?
South Africa ranks 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - on-farm energy rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,057.7%. 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) - On-farm energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - On-farm energy use
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,969 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).