Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 54.92 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 54.92 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 59.48 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.99 kt, in 1966.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.91 kt | — |
| 1962 | 45.89 kt | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 46.25 kt | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 45.72 kt | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 45.6 kt | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.99 kt | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 45.05 kt | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 45.26 kt | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 46.55 kt | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 46.93 kt | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 47.48 kt | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 48.63 kt | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 48.21 kt | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 50.58 kt | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 51.03 kt | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 51.92 kt | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 54.27 kt | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 55.05 kt | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 57.05 kt | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 58.41 kt | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 58.5 kt | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 56.85 kt | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 53.54 kt | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 53.59 kt | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 51.64 kt | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 51.8 kt | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 51.45 kt | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 53.5 kt | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 55.03 kt | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 56.85 kt | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 56.21 kt | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.47 kt | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 54.6 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 53.9 kt | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 53.95 kt | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 55.52 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 56.49 kt | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 56.21 kt | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 57.4 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 58.58 kt | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 57.19 kt | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 57.81 kt | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.05 kt | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 56.03 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.46 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 55.92 kt | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.72 kt | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 58.26 kt | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 58.44 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.55 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.36 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.48 kt | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 57.61 kt | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 57.16 kt | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.13 kt | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 53.71 kt | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 56.41 kt | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 56.47 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.44 kt | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 55.77 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 56.4 kt | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 57.19 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 54.92 kt | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.36 kt | 42.99 kt | 46.55 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.12 kt | 46.93 kt | 57.05 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.43 kt | 51.45 kt | 58.5 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.56 kt | 53.9 kt | 57.4 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.15 kt | 55.92 kt | 58.58 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.83 kt | 53.71 kt | 59.48 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.07 kt | 54.92 kt | 57.19 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions in Southern Africa?
- Agricultural soils — emissions in Southern Africa was 54.92 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.48 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.99 kt in 1966.
- How does Southern Africa rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf