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

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture was 63.65 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
63.65
World rank
28th
of 208 countries
All-time high
63.65
in 2050
All-time low
34.81
in 1966
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture in South Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa is 63.65, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa peaked at 63.65 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 34.81, in 1966.

South Africa ranks 28th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 36.55
1962 37.07 +1.4%
1963 37.45 +1.0%
1964 36.94 -1.3%
1965 37.02 +0.2%
1966 34.81 -6.0%
1967 36.26 +4.2%
1968 36.3 +0.1%
1969 36.91 +1.7%
1970 36.8 -0.3%
1971 37.19 +1.1%
1972 37.94 +2.0%
1973 37.28 -1.7%
1974 38.84 +4.2%
1975 40.37 +3.9%
1976 41.04 +1.7%
1977 42.54 +3.6%
1978 43.58 +2.4%
1979 45.26 +3.9%
1980 45.99 +1.6%
1981 47.07 +2.4%
1982 45.93 -2.4%
1983 43 -6.4%
1984 43.2 +0.4%
1985 41.27 -4.4%
1986 41.27 +0.0%
1987 40.86 -1.0%
1988 42.33 +3.6%
1989 43.5 +2.8%
1990 49.2 +13.1%
1991 49.17 -0.1%
1992 47.79 -2.8%
1993 48.83 +2.2%
1994 47.82 -2.1%
1995 47 -1.7%
1996 50.1 +6.6%
1997 50.54 +0.9%
1998 51.36 +1.6%
1999 50.96 -0.8%
2000 51.42 +0.9%
2001 49.43 -3.9%
2002 53.04 +7.3%
2003 49.24 -7.2%
2004 48.37 -1.8%
2005 49.15 +1.6%
2006 48.17 -2.0%
2007 49.71 +3.2%
2008 50.84 +2.3%
2009 51.68 +1.6%
2010 50.95 -1.4%
2011 50.87 -0.1%
2012 51.94 +2.1%
2013 49.87 -4.0%
2014 50.74 +1.7%
2015 46.94 -7.5%
2016 44.44 -5.3%
2017 49.7 +11.8%
2018 48.46 -2.5%
2019 45.92 -5.2%
2030 57.05 +24.2%
2050 63.65 +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.59 34.81 37.45 9
1970s 40.08 36.8 45.26 10
1980s 43.44 40.86 47.07 10
1990s 49.28 47 51.36 10
2000s 50.11 48.17 53.04 10
2010s 48.98 44.44 51.94 10
2030s 57.05 57.05 57.05 1
2050s 63.65 63.65 63.65 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 25 Kenya 68.95 compare
  2. 26 Philippines 67.05 compare
  3. 27 Thailand 65.23 compare
  4. 29 South Sudan 62.9 compare
  5. 30 Chad 61.14 compare
  6. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 59.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture 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) - ipcc agriculture recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 34.81 in 1966.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - ipcc agriculture?
South Africa ranks 28th out of 208 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) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture
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
210 places, 11,335 data points, 1961–2050
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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).