Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils was 13.63 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
13.63
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
13.63
in 2050
All-time low
7.75
in 1966
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 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

South Africa recorded 13.63 for emission totals - indirect emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - indirect emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa peaked at 13.63 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 7.75, in 1966.

South Africa ranks 26th of 197 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 7.91
1962 8.02 +1.4%
1963 8.11 +1.1%
1964 7.99 -1.5%
1965 8.02 +0.4%
1966 7.75 -3.4%
1967 8.01 +3.4%
1968 8.04 +0.4%
1969 8.16 +1.4%
1970 8.02 -1.7%
1971 8.08 +0.8%
1972 8.17 +1.2%
1973 8.04 -1.6%
1974 8.3 +3.2%
1975 8.66 +4.4%
1976 8.82 +1.9%
1977 9.16 +3.8%
1978 9.4 +2.7%
1979 9.72 +3.4%
1980 9.96 +2.4%
1981 10.25 +2.9%
1982 10.04 -2.0%
1983 9.33 -7.1%
1984 9.36 +0.3%
1985 8.96 -4.3%
1986 8.92 -0.4%
1987 8.8 -1.4%
1988 9.13 +3.8%
1989 9.37 +2.7%
1990 9.66 +3.0%
1991 9.63 -0.3%
1992 9.34 -3.0%
1993 9.53 +2.0%
1994 9.32 -2.2%
1995 9.18 -1.5%
1996 9.62 +4.8%
1997 9.74 +1.3%
1998 9.73 -0.1%
1999 9.72 -0.1%
2000 9.88 +1.6%
2001 9.66 -2.2%
2002 9.97 +3.2%
2003 9.57 -4.0%
2004 9.57 +0.0%
2005 9.24 -3.5%
2006 9.45 +2.3%
2007 9.63 +1.9%
2008 9.83 +2.0%
2009 9.95 +1.2%
2010 9.63 -3.2%
2011 9.68 +0.6%
2012 9.84 +1.6%
2013 9.67 -1.7%
2014 9.87 +2.0%
2015 9.19 -6.8%
2016 8.83 -4.0%
2017 9.66 +9.4%
2018 9.5 -1.6%
2019 9.07 -4.5%
2030 12.16 +34.0%
2050 13.63 +12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8 7.75 8.16 9
1970s 8.64 8.02 9.72 10
1980s 9.41 8.8 10.25 10
1990s 9.55 9.18 9.74 10
2000s 9.68 9.24 9.97 10
2010s 9.49 8.83 9.87 10
2030s 12.16 12.16 12.16 1
2050s 13.63 13.63 13.63 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 23 Kenya 14.55 compare
  2. 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.14 compare
  3. 25 Chad 14.01 compare
  4. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.26 compare
  5. 28 Thailand 13.08 compare
  6. 29 Philippines 12.86 compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - indirect emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa?
Emission totals - indirect emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa was 13.63 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - indirect emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13.63 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - indirect emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7.75 in 1966.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - indirect emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils?
South Africa ranks 26th out of 197 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils
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
197 places, 10,908 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).