Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita was 0 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0 units per person
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
108th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0 units per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 units per person
in 2019
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2019

00000196119902019

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0 units per person for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0 units per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.

South Africa ranks 108th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0 units per person
1962 0 units per person -1.6%
1963 0 units per person -2.0%
1964 0 units per person -4.3%
1965 0 units per person -2.8%
1966 0 units per person -8.8%
1967 0 units per person +1.0%
1968 0 units per person -3.0%
1969 0 units per person -1.4%
1970 0 units per person -3.3%
1971 0 units per person -1.9%
1972 0 units per person -0.9%
1973 0 units per person -4.5%
1974 0 units per person +1.3%
1975 0 units per person +1.1%
1976 0 units per person -1.0%
1977 0 units per person +0.9%
1978 0 units per person -0.3%
1979 0 units per person +1.1%
1980 0 units per person -1.4%
1981 0 units per person -1.1%
1982 0 units per person -5.8%
1983 0 units per person -9.6%
1984 0 units per person -3.0%
1985 0 units per person -7.6%
1986 0 units per person -3.1%
1987 0 units per person -4.0%
1988 0 units per person +0.5%
1989 0 units per person -0.2%
1990 0 units per person +10.0%
1991 0 units per person -2.3%
1992 0 units per person -4.5%
1993 0 units per person +0.2%
1994 0 units per person -3.6%
1995 0 units per person -2.9%
1996 0 units per person +5.2%
1997 0 units per person -0.3%
1998 0 units per person +0.4%
1999 0 units per person -1.9%
2000 0 units per person -0.0%
2001 0 units per person -4.7%
2002 0 units per person +6.3%
2003 0 units per person -8.1%
2004 0 units per person -2.8%
2005 0 units per person +0.6%
2006 0 units per person -3.0%
2007 0 units per person +2.1%
2008 0 units per person +1.1%
2009 0 units per person +0.4%
2010 0 units per person -2.6%
2011 0 units per person -1.4%
2012 0 units per person +0.6%
2013 0 units per person -5.6%
2014 0 units per person +0.1%
2015 0 units per person -9.3%
2016 0 units per person -6.2%
2017 0 units per person +11.1%
2018 0 units per person -4.1%
2019 0 units per person -6.8%

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 units per person, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 105 Lesotho 0 units per person compare
  2. 106 Brunei 0 units per person compare
  3. 107 Guatemala 0 units per person compare
  4. 109 North Macedonia 0 units per person compare
  5. 110 Djibouti 0 units per person compare
  6. 111 Vietnam 0 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita in South Africa was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita?
South Africa ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.