What is the highest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 3 in 1998.

What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1054 in 2001.

How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires?

South Africa ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Forest fires in South Africa

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Forest fires in South Africa
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Forest fires was 0.349 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.349

Change on year

down 61.0%

World rank

35th

of 208 countries

All-time high

in 1998

All-time low

0.1054

in 2001

Years of data

1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Forest fires in South Africa, 1990–2019

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.349 for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.0% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires in South Africa peaked at 3 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1054, in 2001.

That places South Africa 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1.23	0.6408	3	10
2000s	0.3637	0.1054	0.6955	10
2010s	0.3297	0.1705	0.8942	10

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
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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)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires in South Africa?: Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires in South Africa was 0.349 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 3 in 1998.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1054 in 2001.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires?: South Africa ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - forest fires rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Forest fires
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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).