Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate was 16,867 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
16,867
World rank
28th
of 211 countries
All-time high
16,867
in 2050
All-time low
12,357
in 2016
Years of data
32
1990–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate in South Africa, 1990–2050

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990202020501990: 13.2k1991: 13.2k1992: 12.9k1993: 13.2k1994: 12.9k1995: 12.7k1996: 13.6k1997: 13.6k1998: 14.0k1999: 13.8k2000: 13.9k2001: 13.4k2002: 14.4k2003: 13.4k2004: 13.1k2005: 13.3k2006: 13.0k2007: 13.5k2008: 13.8k2009: 14.0k2010: 13.8k2011: 13.8k2012: 14.1k2013: 13.6k2014: 13.8k2015: 12.8k2016: 12.4k2017: 13.7k2018: 13.2k2019: 12.5k2030: 15.1k2050: 16.9k

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 16,867 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in 2050. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in South Africa peaked at 16,867 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 12,357, in 2016.

That places South Africa 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions in South Africa, 1990 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1990 13,204
1991 13,225 +0.2%
1992 12,894 -2.5%
1993 13,211 +2.5%
1994 12,948 -2.0%
1995 12,715 -1.8%
1996 13,575 +6.8%
1997 13,639 +0.5%
1998 13,960 +2.4%
1999 13,834 -0.9%
2000 13,933 +0.7%
2001 13,408 -3.8%
2002 14,368 +7.2%
2003 13,355 -7.0%
2004 13,119 -1.8%
2005 13,315 +1.5%
2006 13,042 -2.0%
2007 13,463 +3.2%
2008 13,751 +2.1%
2009 13,965 +1.6%
2010 13,756 -1.5%
2011 13,782 +0.2%
2012 14,057 +2.0%
2013 13,562 -3.5%
2014 13,817 +1.9%
2015 12,757 -7.7%
2016 12,357 -3.1%
2017 13,750 +11.3%
2018 13,151 -4.4%
2019 12,467 -5.2%
2030 15,118 +21.3%
2050 16,867 +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,320 12,715 13,960 10
2000s 13,572 13,042 14,368 10
2010s 13,346 12,357 14,057 10
2030s 15,118 15,118 15,118 1
2050s 16,867 16,867 16,867 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 25 Kenya 18,270 compare
  2. 26 Philippines 17,768 compare
  3. 27 Thailand 17,285 compare
  4. 29 South Sudan 16,675 compare
  5. 30 Chad 16,202 compare
  6. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15,724 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in South Africa was 16,867 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) - farm-gate recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 16,867 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 12,357 in 2016.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate?
South Africa ranks 28th out of 211 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) - Farm-gate emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
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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).