Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - AFOLU in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - AFOLU was 63.65 in 2050. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - AFOLU in South Africa, 1990–2050
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 63.65 for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - afolu in 2050. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - afolu in South Africa peaked at 63.65 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 44.69, in 2016.
That places South Africa 29th out of 210 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 (N2O) - AFOLU in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.84 | — |
| 1991 | 49.81 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.43 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 49.47 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 48.47 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 47.64 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 51.82 | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 52.24 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 54.37 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 52.97 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 52.11 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 49.54 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 53.22 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 49.71 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 48.53 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 49.75 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 48.31 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 50.4 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 51.24 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 51.88 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 51.23 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.07 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.19 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 50.09 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 51.07 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.11 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 44.69 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 50.07 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 49.35 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 46.27 | -6.2% |
| 2030 | 57.05 | +23.3% |
| 2050 | 63.65 | +11.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 63.65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.32, 6.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 63.65 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.51 | 47.64 | 54.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.47 | 48.31 | 53.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.31 | 44.69 | 52.19 | 10 |
| 2030s | 57.05 | 57.05 | 57.05 | 1 |
| 2050s | 63.65 | 63.65 | 63.65 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 26 Philippines 67.05 compare
- 27 Thailand 65.23 compare
- 28 South Sudan 63.81 compare
- 30 Chad 61.14 compare
- 31 United Kingdom 59.34 compare
- 32 Venezuela 53.46 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 (n2o) - afolu in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - afolu in South Africa was 63.65 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 (n2o) - afolu recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2050.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - afolu recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.69 in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - afolu?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 210 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 (N2O) - AFOLU. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).