Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop was 90.43 in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
90.43
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
110.22
in 1987
All-time low
42.91
in 2016
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 90.43 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - burning - crop in 2050.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - burning - crop in South Africa peaked at 110.22 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 42.91, in 2016.

South Africa ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 88
1962 91.9 +4.4%
1963 93.23 +1.4%
1964 93.63 +0.4%
1965 91.52 -2.3%
1966 89.19 -2.5%
1967 97.18 +9.0%
1968 102.31 +5.3%
1969 97.35 -4.8%
1970 98.28 +1.0%
1971 106.1 +8.0%
1972 109.31 +3.0%
1973 90.95 -16.8%
1974 105.52 +16.0%
1975 104.8 -0.7%
1976 109.52 +4.5%
1977 103.49 -5.5%
1978 98.47 -4.8%
1979 101.46 +3.0%
1980 99.29 -2.1%
1981 99.82 +0.5%
1982 104.68 +4.9%
1983 103.12 -1.5%
1984 107.48 +4.2%
1985 101.45 -5.6%
1986 107.36 +5.8%
1987 110.22 +2.7%
1988 106.11 -3.7%
1989 98.31 -7.3%
1990 92.02 -6.4%
1991 84.78 -7.9%
1992 86.22 +1.7%
1993 92.44 +7.2%
1994 97.68 +5.7%
1995 78.83 -19.3%
1996 82.99 +5.3%
1997 88.47 +6.6%
1998 75.41 -14.8%
1999 75.29 -0.2%
2000 85.26 +13.2%
2001 70.32 -17.5%
2002 76.41 +8.7%
2003 77.22 +1.1%
2004 69.42 -10.1%
2005 69.62 +0.3%
2006 47.08 -32.4%
2007 55.74 +18.4%
2008 60.95 +9.3%
2009 53.16 -12.8%
2010 58.29 +9.6%
2011 51.55 -11.6%
2012 56.97 +10.5%
2013 58.56 +2.8%
2014 56.7 -3.2%
2015 55.92 -1.4%
2016 42.91 -23.3%
2017 55.48 +29.3%
2018 50.07 -9.8%
2019 50.29 +0.4%
2030 84.99 +69.0%
2050 90.43 +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 93.81 88 102.31 9
1970s 102.79 90.95 109.52 10
1980s 103.78 98.31 110.22 10
1990s 85.41 75.29 97.68 10
2000s 66.52 47.08 85.26 10
2010s 53.67 42.91 58.56 10
2030s 84.99 84.99 84.99 1
2050s 90.43 90.43 90.43 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 14 Thailand 114.48 compare
  2. 15 Canada 99.72 compare
  3. 16 Philippines 98.47 compare
  4. 18 Pakistan 90.24 compare
  5. 19 Ethiopia 89.09 compare
  6. 20 Ukraine 74.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - burning - crop in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - burning - crop in South Africa was 90.43 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 n2o (ar5) - burning - crop recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 110.22 in 1987.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - burning - crop recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 42.91 in 2016.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (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 N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues
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
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).