Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa
South Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 501.68 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa is 501.68 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa peaked at 501.68 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 303.67 kt, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 25th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 303.67 kt | — |
| 1991 | 306.75 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 316.47 kt | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 326.15 kt | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 324.38 kt | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 326.4 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 325.57 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 333.29 kt | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 331.94 kt | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 337.55 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 356.32 kt | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 359.09 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 357.11 kt | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 364.18 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 379.34 kt | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 388.63 kt | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 397.37 kt | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 409 kt | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 415.85 kt | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 417.47 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 433.22 kt | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 443 kt | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 455.38 kt | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 466.74 kt | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 437.56 kt | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 440.67 kt | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 446.1 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 444.53 kt | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 457.04 kt | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 464.71 kt | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 491.16 kt | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 495.06 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 495.6 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 501.68 kt | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 323.22 kt | 303.67 kt | 337.55 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 384.44 kt | 356.32 kt | 417.47 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 448.9 kt | 433.22 kt | 466.74 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 495.87 kt | 491.16 kt | 501.68 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa was 501.68 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 501.68 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 303.67 kt in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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