Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0019 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic in 2019.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic in South Africa peaked at 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Africa 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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) - Synthetic in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0034 units per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 87 Iraq 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Chile 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Iran 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Myanmar 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Ethiopia 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Jamaica 0.0018 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) - synthetic in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic in South Africa was 0.0019 units per square kilometre 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 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - synthetic?
- South Africa ranks 90th 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 6.9%. 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) - Synthetic Fertilizers, 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) - Synthetic Fertilizers 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) - Synthetic Fertilizers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 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) - Synthetic Fertilizers 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.