Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural was 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.0092 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
135th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.01 units per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.0073 units per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural in South Africa stood at 0.0092 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural in South Africa peaked at 0.01 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 units per square kilometre, in 1966.
South Africa ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0092 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0161 units per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0092 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 units per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.009 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 132 Djibouti 0.0094 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 East Timor 0.0094 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Vanuatu 0.0093 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cape Verde 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Mali 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Cameroon 0.0087 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural in South Africa was 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 units per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural?
- South Africa ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - agricultural rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.