Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 5,306 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
5,306 kt
Rank
29th
of 32 groups
All-time high
5,306 kt
in 2050
All-time low
871.29 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

In 2050, emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa stood at 5,306 kt. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa peaked at 5,306 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 871.29 kt, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 871.29 kt
1962 968.34 kt +11.1%
1963 1,082 kt +11.8%
1964 1,065 kt -1.6%
1965 1,095 kt +2.8%
1966 1,097 kt +0.2%
1967 1,554 kt +41.7%
1968 1,423 kt -8.4%
1969 1,458 kt +2.4%
1970 1,668 kt +14.4%
1971 1,965 kt +17.8%
1972 2,234 kt +13.7%
1973 1,882 kt -15.7%
1974 2,191 kt +16.4%
1975 2,414 kt +10.1%
1976 2,546 kt +5.5%
1977 2,757 kt +8.3%
1978 2,967 kt +7.6%
1979 3,037 kt +2.4%
1980 3,475 kt +14.4%
1981 4,003 kt +15.2%
1982 3,480 kt -13.1%
1983 2,690 kt -22.7%
1984 2,972 kt +10.5%
1985 2,903 kt -2.3%
1986 2,922 kt +0.7%
1987 2,726 kt -6.7%
1988 3,039 kt +11.5%
1989 3,071 kt +1.1%
1990 2,917 kt -5.0%
1991 2,768 kt -5.1%
1992 2,527 kt -8.7%
1993 3,129 kt +23.8%
1994 3,051 kt -2.5%
1995 2,746 kt -10.0%
1996 3,137 kt +14.2%
1997 3,121 kt -0.5%
1998 2,963 kt -5.1%
1999 2,992 kt +1.0%
2000 3,228 kt +7.9%
2001 2,941 kt -8.9%
2002 3,499 kt +19.0%
2003 3,093 kt -11.6%
2004 3,133 kt +1.3%
2005 2,765 kt -11.7%
2006 3,021 kt +9.2%
2007 3,072 kt +1.7%
2008 3,220 kt +4.8%
2009 3,214 kt -0.2%
2010 3,169 kt -1.4%
2011 3,202 kt +1.1%
2012 3,368 kt +5.2%
2013 3,285 kt -2.5%
2014 3,315 kt +0.9%
2015 2,939 kt -11.4%
2016 2,675 kt -9.0%
2017 3,853 kt +44.1%
2018 4,054 kt +5.2%
2019 4,010 kt -1.1%
2020 4,474 kt +11.6%
2021 4,685 kt +4.7%
2022 4,285 kt -8.5%
2023 3,744 kt -12.6%
2030 4,506 kt +20.4%
2050 5,306 kt +17.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,179 kt 871.29 kt 1,554 kt 9
1970s 2,366 kt 1,668 kt 3,037 kt 10
1980s 3,128 kt 2,690 kt 4,003 kt 10
1990s 2,935 kt 2,527 kt 3,137 kt 10
2000s 3,119 kt 2,765 kt 3,499 kt 10
2010s 3,387 kt 2,675 kt 4,054 kt 10
2020s 4,297 kt 3,744 kt 4,685 kt 4
2030s 4,506 kt 4,506 kt 4,506 kt 1
2050s 5,306 kt 5,306 kt 5,306 kt 1

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 26 Uzbekistan 5,778 kt compare
  2. 27 Italy 5,740 kt compare
  3. 28 South Africa 5,119 kt compare
  4. 29 Ethiopia 4,650 kt compare
  5. 30 Myanmar 4,645 kt compare
  6. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 608.71 kt compare
  7. 31 Iraq 4,294 kt compare
  8. 32 Cabo Verde 2.12 kt compare
  9. 32 Morocco 4,148 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa?
Emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa was 5,306 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 5,306 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 871.29 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from crops — 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
251 places, 14,717 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