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

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0002 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
150th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure in South Africa, 1961–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure in South Africa is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure in South Africa peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1971.

That places South Africa 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0002 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1963 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1964 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1965 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.0%
1966 0.0002 units per square kilometre -7.3%
1967 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1968 0.0002 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1969 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1970 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.3%
1971 0.0002 units per square kilometre -8.2%
1972 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1973 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1974 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1975 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1976 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1977 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1978 0.0002 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1979 0.0002 units per square kilometre -3.9%
1980 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1981 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1982 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1983 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1984 0.0002 units per square kilometre -6.7%
1985 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1986 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1987 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1988 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1989 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.5%
1990 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1991 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1992 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1993 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.5%
1994 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1995 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.5%
1996 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1997 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1998 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2000 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2001 0.0002 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2002 0.0002 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2003 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2004 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2005 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2006 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2007 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2008 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2009 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2011 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2012 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2013 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2014 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2015 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2016 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2017 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2018 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2019 0.0002 units per square kilometre -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 147 Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 148 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 149 Tunisia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 151 Qatar 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 152 Comoros 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 153 Morocco 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure in South Africa was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2009.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1971.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure?
South Africa ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - manure rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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) - Manure Management, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
190 places, 10,156 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 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.