Drained organic soils — Emissions in South Africa
South Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.1729 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in South Africa is 0.1729 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.1776 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1492 kt, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 59th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1492 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1492 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1492 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1492 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1492 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.15 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1511 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1526 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1567 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1633 kt | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1647 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1654 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1689 kt | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1756 kt | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1766 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.177 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1771 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1771 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1774 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1774 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1773 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1774 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1774 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1775 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1776 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1776 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1775 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1775 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1776 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.173 kt | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.173 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1728 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1729 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1729 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.152 kt | 0.1492 kt | 0.1633 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1737 kt | 0.1647 kt | 0.1774 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.177 kt | 0.173 kt | 0.1776 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1729 kt | 0.1728 kt | 0.173 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in South Africa?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in South Africa was 0.1729 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1776 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1492 kt in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). 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.