Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 3,276 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,276 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
28th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,649 kt
in 2018
All-time low
1,143 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Africa, 1961–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 3,276 kt for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa peaked at 3,649 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,143 kt, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1,143 kt
1962 1,155 kt +1.0%
1963 1,163 kt +0.7%
1964 1,172 kt +0.8%
1965 1,178 kt +0.5%
1966 1,187 kt +0.7%
1967 1,199 kt +1.0%
1968 1,219 kt +1.7%
1969 1,248 kt +2.4%
1970 1,265 kt +1.4%
1971 1,268 kt +0.2%
1972 1,310 kt +3.3%
1973 1,389 kt +6.0%
1974 1,431 kt +3.0%
1975 1,534 kt +7.2%
1976 1,595 kt +4.0%
1977 1,589 kt -0.4%
1978 1,519 kt -4.4%
1979 1,543 kt +1.5%
1980 1,598 kt +3.5%
1981 1,701 kt +6.5%
1982 1,685 kt -0.9%
1983 1,657 kt -1.7%
1984 1,759 kt +6.2%
1985 1,761 kt +0.1%
1986 1,751 kt -0.6%
1987 1,850 kt +5.6%
1988 1,882 kt +1.7%
1989 1,924 kt +2.3%
1990 1,956 kt +1.7%
1991 1,942 kt -0.7%
1992 1,927 kt -0.8%
1993 2,130 kt +10.6%
1994 2,166 kt +1.7%
1995 2,243 kt +3.5%
1996 2,348 kt +4.7%
1997 2,371 kt +1.0%
1998 2,384 kt +0.5%
1999 2,309 kt -3.1%
2000 2,262 kt -2.0%
2001 2,398 kt +6.0%
2002 2,419 kt +0.9%
2003 2,487 kt +2.8%
2004 2,591 kt +4.2%
2005 2,524 kt -2.6%
2006 2,546 kt +0.9%
2007 2,653 kt +4.2%
2008 2,804 kt +5.7%
2009 2,705 kt -3.5%
2010 2,807 kt +3.8%
2011 2,803 kt -0.2%
2012 2,912 kt +3.9%
2013 3,197 kt +9.8%
2014 3,567 kt +11.6%
2015 3,501 kt -1.9%
2016 3,418 kt -2.4%
2017 3,631 kt +6.2%
2018 3,649 kt +0.5%
2019 3,609 kt -1.1%
2020 3,151 kt -12.7%
2021 3,287 kt +4.3%
2022 3,296 kt +0.3%
2023 3,276 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,185 kt 1,143 kt 1,248 kt 9
1970s 1,444 kt 1,265 kt 1,595 kt 10
1980s 1,757 kt 1,598 kt 1,924 kt 10
1990s 2,178 kt 1,927 kt 2,384 kt 10
2000s 2,539 kt 2,262 kt 2,804 kt 10
2010s 3,310 kt 2,803 kt 3,649 kt 10
2020s 3,252 kt 3,151 kt 3,296 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 25 Italy 2,263 kt compare
  2. 26 Bangladesh 2,181 kt compare
  3. 27 Saudi Arabia 2,165 kt compare
  4. 28 Argentina 1,966 kt compare
  5. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,908 kt compare
  6. 30 Czechia 1,855 kt compare
  7. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 312.7 kt compare
  8. 31 Spain 1,850 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Africa was 3,276 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3,649 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,143 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — 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
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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