Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 72.4 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa stood at 72.4 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa peaked at 72.4 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.11 kt, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.11 kt | — |
| 1991 | 61.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 61.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.32 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 61.61 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.01 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.26 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 65.8 kt | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 66.97 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 67.15 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.24 kt | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 70.22 kt | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.58 kt | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 71.84 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 71.52 kt | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.68 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.76 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.84 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.81 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.74 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.74 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 71.63 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.39 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.39 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.71 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.87 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.89 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.16 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.29 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 72.24 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.4 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.4 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.95 kt | 61.11 kt | 65.8 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.28 kt | 66.97 kt | 71.84 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.73 kt | 71.39 kt | 72.16 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.33 kt | 72.24 kt | 72.4 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 23 Estonia 978.14 kt compare
- 24 Japan 789.49 kt compare
- 25 China 733.87 kt compare
- 25 China, mainland 733.87 kt compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 95.59 kt compare
- 27 Zambia 733.76 kt compare
- 28 Bangladesh 724.56 kt compare
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 715.63 kt compare
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 (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa?
- Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa was 72.4 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.11 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (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