All Crops — Burning crop residues in South Africa
South Africa: All Crops — Burning crop residues was 4.87 million t in 2050. ▼ Falling
All Crops — Burning crop residues in South Africa, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all crops — burning crop residues in South Africa is 4.87 million t, measured in 2050.
Over the whole period, all crops — burning crop residues in South Africa peaked at 5.94 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.54 million t, in 2006.
South Africa ranks 19th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
All Crops — Burning crop residues in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.74 million t | — |
| 1962 | 4.95 million t | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 5.03 million t | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 5.05 million t | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 4.93 million t | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 4.81 million t | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 5.24 million t | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 5.52 million t | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 5.25 million t | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 5.30 million t | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 5.72 million t | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 5.89 million t | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 4.90 million t | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 5.69 million t | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 5.65 million t | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.90 million t | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 5.58 million t | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 5.31 million t | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 5.47 million t | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 5.35 million t | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 5.38 million t | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.64 million t | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 5.56 million t | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.79 million t | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 5.47 million t | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 5.79 million t | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 5.94 million t | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 5.72 million t | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 5.30 million t | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 4.96 million t | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 4.57 million t | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 4.65 million t | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.98 million t | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 5.27 million t | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 4.25 million t | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 4.47 million t | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.77 million t | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 4.07 million t | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 4.06 million t | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.60 million t | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 3.79 million t | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 4.12 million t | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 4.16 million t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.74 million t | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 3.75 million t | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.54 million t | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 3.01 million t | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 3.29 million t | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 2.87 million t | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 3.14 million t | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 2.78 million t | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 3.07 million t | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 3.16 million t | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.06 million t | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.41 million t | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million t | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 3.36 million t | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 3.02 million t | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 2.99 million t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.27 million t | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 3.12 million t | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.02 million t | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.97 million t | -1.5% |
| 2030 | 4.58 million t | +54.0% |
| 2050 | 4.87 million t | +6.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 4.87 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239,604 t, 20.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 4.87 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 342,898 t, 14.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Crops — Burning crop residues in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | +54.0% | 2.97 million t | 4.58 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.06 million t | 4.74 million t | 5.52 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.54 million t | 4.90 million t | 5.90 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.59 million t | 5.30 million t | 5.94 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.60 million t | 4.06 million t | 5.27 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 million t | 2.54 million t | 4.60 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 million t | 2.58 million t | 3.41 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million t | 2.97 million t | 3.27 million t | 4 |
| 2030s | 4.58 million t | 4.58 million t | 4.58 million t | 1 |
| 2050s | 4.87 million t | 4.87 million t | 4.87 million t | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 16 Thailand 6.17 million t compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 136,748 t compare
- 17 Canada 5.38 million t compare
- 17 Melanesia 59,941 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 97.34 t compare
- 18 Philippines 5.31 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia 97.34 t compare
- 20 Pakistan 4.86 million t compare
- 20 Polynesia 32.95 t compare
- 21 Ethiopia 4.80 million t compare
- 22 Ukraine 4.04 million t compare
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 all crops — burning crop residues in South Africa?
- All crops — burning crop residues in South Africa was 4.87 million t in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all crops — burning crop residues recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 million t in 1987.
- What is the lowest all crops — burning crop residues recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 million t in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for all crops — burning crop residues?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).