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

Southern Africa: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 16,474 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
16,474 kt
Rank
28th
of 32 groups
All-time high
16,474 kt
in 2050
All-time low
10,552 kt
in 2021
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k196120052050

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 16,474 kt for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa peaked at 16,474 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 10,552 kt, in 2021.

That places Southern Africa 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 11,423 kt
1962 11,592 kt +1.5%
1963 11,571 kt -0.2%
1964 11,446 kt -1.1%
1965 11,375 kt -0.6%
1966 10,660 kt -6.3%
1967 10,757 kt +0.9%
1968 10,962 kt +1.9%
1969 11,278 kt +2.9%
1970 11,159 kt -1.0%
1971 10,995 kt -1.5%
1972 11,042 kt +0.4%
1973 11,272 kt +2.1%
1974 11,612 kt +3.0%
1975 11,506 kt -0.9%
1976 11,618 kt +1.0%
1977 12,033 kt +3.6%
1978 12,031 kt -0.0%
1979 12,486 kt +3.8%
1980 12,402 kt -0.7%
1981 11,895 kt -4.1%
1982 11,993 kt +0.8%
1983 11,911 kt -0.7%
1984 11,630 kt -2.4%
1985 11,171 kt -3.9%
1986 11,204 kt +0.3%
1987 11,312 kt +1.0%
1988 11,551 kt +2.1%
1989 11,931 kt +3.3%
1990 12,512 kt +4.9%
1991 12,481 kt -0.2%
1992 12,254 kt -1.8%
1993 11,686 kt -4.6%
1994 11,585 kt -0.9%
1995 11,900 kt +2.7%
1996 11,932 kt +0.3%
1997 12,216 kt +2.4%
1998 12,288 kt +0.6%
1999 12,566 kt +2.3%
2000 12,661 kt +0.8%
2001 12,566 kt -0.7%
2002 12,181 kt -3.1%
2003 12,116 kt -0.5%
2004 12,065 kt -0.4%
2005 12,552 kt +4.0%
2006 12,141 kt -3.3%
2007 12,314 kt +1.4%
2008 12,565 kt +2.0%
2009 12,616 kt +0.4%
2010 12,691 kt +0.6%
2011 12,602 kt -0.7%
2012 12,737 kt +1.1%
2013 12,316 kt -3.3%
2014 12,167 kt -1.2%
2015 12,005 kt -1.3%
2016 11,874 kt -1.1%
2017 11,414 kt -3.9%
2018 11,222 kt -1.7%
2019 10,983 kt -2.1%
2020 10,605 kt -3.4%
2021 10,552 kt -0.5%
2022 11,163 kt +5.8%
2023 11,104 kt -0.5%
2030 14,822 kt +33.5%
2050 16,474 kt +11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,229 kt 10,660 kt 11,592 kt 9
1970s 11,575 kt 10,995 kt 12,486 kt 10
1980s 11,700 kt 11,171 kt 12,402 kt 10
1990s 12,142 kt 11,585 kt 12,566 kt 10
2000s 12,378 kt 12,065 kt 12,661 kt 10
2010s 12,001 kt 10,983 kt 12,737 kt 10
2020s 10,856 kt 10,552 kt 11,163 kt 4
2030s 14,822 kt 14,822 kt 14,822 kt 1
2050s 16,474 kt 16,474 kt 16,474 kt 1

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 25 South Africa 11,741 kt compare
  2. 26 Bangladesh 11,421 kt compare
  3. 27 Somalia 11,404 kt compare
  4. 28 Mali 10,859 kt compare
  5. 29 Burkina Faso 10,729 kt compare
  6. 30 Uganda 10,431 kt compare
  7. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 1,995 kt compare
  8. 31 Niger 10,272 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa?
Emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa was 16,474 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 16,474 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10,552 kt in 2021.
How does Southern Africa rank for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Southern Africa ranks 28th 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 livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — 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
247 places, 14,675 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