Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa

South Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 90.42 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
90.42 kt
World rank
19th
of 183 countries
All-time high
110.21 kt
in 1987
All-time low
47.06 kt
in 2006
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa, 1961–2050

0255075100196120052050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa stood at 90.42 kt.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa peaked at 110.21 kt in 1987 and was at its lowest, 47.06 kt, 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.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 88.01 kt
1962 91.9 kt +4.4%
1963 93.23 kt +1.4%
1964 93.62 kt +0.4%
1965 91.53 kt -2.2%
1966 89.2 kt -2.5%
1967 97.18 kt +8.9%
1968 102.32 kt +5.3%
1969 97.33 kt -4.9%
1970 98.29 kt +1.0%
1971 106.11 kt +8.0%
1972 109.31 kt +3.0%
1973 90.95 kt -16.8%
1974 105.52 kt +16.0%
1975 104.81 kt -0.7%
1976 109.52 kt +4.5%
1977 103.48 kt -5.5%
1978 98.47 kt -4.8%
1979 101.47 kt +3.0%
1980 99.3 kt -2.1%
1981 99.83 kt +0.5%
1982 104.67 kt +4.9%
1983 103.11 kt -1.5%
1984 107.48 kt +4.2%
1985 101.44 kt -5.6%
1986 107.35 kt +5.8%
1987 110.21 kt +2.7%
1988 106.11 kt -3.7%
1989 98.31 kt -7.3%
1990 92.03 kt -6.4%
1991 84.77 kt -7.9%
1992 86.23 kt +1.7%
1993 92.43 kt +7.2%
1994 97.68 kt +5.7%
1995 78.84 kt -19.3%
1996 83 kt +5.3%
1997 88.48 kt +6.6%
1998 75.42 kt -14.8%
1999 75.29 kt -0.2%
2000 85.25 kt +13.2%
2001 70.33 kt -17.5%
2002 76.43 kt +8.7%
2003 77.22 kt +1.0%
2004 69.43 kt -10.1%
2005 69.62 kt +0.3%
2006 47.06 kt -32.4%
2007 55.76 kt +18.5%
2008 60.95 kt +9.3%
2009 53.16 kt -12.8%
2010 58.27 kt +9.6%
2011 51.54 kt -11.6%
2012 56.98 kt +10.5%
2013 58.56 kt +2.8%
2014 56.71 kt -3.2%
2015 63.26 kt +11.5%
2016 47.86 kt -24.3%
2017 62.27 kt +30.1%
2018 55.94 kt -10.2%
2019 55.52 kt -0.8%
2020 60.74 kt +9.4%
2021 57.9 kt -4.7%
2022 55.99 kt -3.3%
2023 55.17 kt -1.5%
2030 84.99 kt +54.0%
2050 90.42 kt +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 93.81 kt 88.01 kt 102.32 kt 9
1970s 102.79 kt 90.95 kt 109.52 kt 10
1980s 103.78 kt 98.31 kt 110.21 kt 10
1990s 85.42 kt 75.29 kt 97.68 kt 10
2000s 66.52 kt 47.06 kt 85.25 kt 10
2010s 56.69 kt 47.86 kt 63.26 kt 10
2020s 57.45 kt 55.17 kt 60.74 kt 4
2030s 84.99 kt 84.99 kt 84.99 kt 1
2050s 90.42 kt 90.42 kt 90.42 kt 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 16 Thailand 114.48 kt compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 2.54 kt compare
  3. 17 Canada 99.72 kt compare
  4. 17 Melanesia 1.11 kt compare
  5. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  6. 18 Philippines 98.47 kt compare
  7. 18 Micronesia 0 kt
  8. 18 Polynesia 0 kt
  9. 20 Pakistan 90.23 kt compare
  10. 21 Ethiopia 89.09 kt compare
  11. 22 Ukraine 74.92 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa was 90.42 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 110.21 kt in 1987.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 47.06 kt in 2006.
How does South Africa rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
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 Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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