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

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic was 0 units per person in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0 units per person
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
76th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.0001 units per person
in 1981
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

00000196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic in South Africa stood at 0 units per person.

The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1961.

That places South Africa 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0 units per person
1962 0 units per person +26.0%
1963 0 units per person +16.7%
1964 0 units per person +6.2%
1965 0 units per person +2.6%
1966 0 units per person -3.6%
1967 0 units per person +29.7%
1968 0 units per person +6.5%
1969 0 units per person +1.1%
1970 0 units per person +16.8%
1971 0.0001 units per person +12.1%
1972 0.0001 units per person +18.0%
1973 0.0001 units per person -11.2%
1974 0.0001 units per person -3.2%
1975 0.0001 units per person +20.6%
1976 0.0001 units per person +7.8%
1977 0.0001 units per person +5.7%
1978 0.0001 units per person +7.5%
1979 0.0001 units per person +2.8%
1980 0.0001 units per person +13.0%
1981 0.0001 units per person +9.5%
1982 0.0001 units per person -13.0%
1983 0.0001 units per person -25.3%
1984 0.0001 units per person +7.4%
1985 0.0001 units per person -10.4%
1986 0.0001 units per person -4.7%
1987 0 units per person -14.7%
1988 0.0001 units per person +12.6%
1989 0.0001 units per person -4.3%
1990 0.0001 units per person -2.1%
1991 0 units per person -7.3%
1992 0 units per person -0.4%
1993 0.0001 units per person +11.2%
1994 0 units per person -10.3%
1995 0 units per person +1.7%
1996 0 units per person +3.6%
1997 0 units per person -1.2%
1998 0 units per person -1.0%
1999 0 units per person +0.6%
2000 0 units per person -0.2%
2001 0 units per person -6.3%
2002 0.0001 units per person +20.2%
2003 0 units per person -12.7%
2004 0 units per person +0.6%
2005 0 units per person -19.6%
2006 0 units per person +22.2%
2007 0 units per person +1.4%
2008 0 units per person -4.6%
2009 0 units per person +5.7%
2010 0 units per person -14.0%
2011 0 units per person +4.8%
2012 0 units per person +1.1%
2013 0 units per person -4.7%
2014 0 units per person +5.7%
2015 0 units per person -21.8%
2016 0 units per person -9.3%
2017 0 units per person +42.8%
2018 0 units per person -1.7%
2019 0 units per person -11.6%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 4.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 9
1970s 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 10
1980s 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 10
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 10
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 10
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 73 Peru 0 units per person compare
  2. 74 Bangladesh 0 units per person compare
  3. 75 Namibia 0 units per person compare
  4. 77 Dominican Republic 0 units per person compare
  5. 78 Tunisia 0 units per person compare
  6. 79 Mauritius 0 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic in South Africa was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1981.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic?
South Africa ranks 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 8,046 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.