Drained organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 1,145 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 1,145 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 1,145 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 912.17 kt, in 1990.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 912.17 kt | — |
| 1991 | 912.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 912.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 912.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 912.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 914.81 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 919.19 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 922.9 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 944.1 kt | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 991.5 kt | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1,015 kt | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,017 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,039 kt | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,074 kt | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,105 kt | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,110 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,102 kt | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,106 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,108 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,110 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,110 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,107 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,107 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,104 kt | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,098 kt | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,098 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,106 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,110 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,110 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,139 kt | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,142 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,142 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,145 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,145 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,145 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 925.34 kt | 912.17 kt | 991.5 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,079 kt | 1,015 kt | 1,110 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,109 kt | 1,098 kt | 1,139 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,144 kt | 1,142 kt | 1,145 kt | 5 |
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 drained organic soils — emissions in Southern Africa?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Southern Africa was 1,145 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,145 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 912.17 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.