Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in South Africa
South Africa: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 0.7573 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in South Africa stood at 0.7573 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.869 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.396 kt, in 1993.
That places South Africa 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.401 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4139 kt | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4103 kt | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.396 kt | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4515 kt | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5083 kt | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5063 kt | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5125 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5717 kt | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5685 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5617 kt | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5729 kt | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5684 kt | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6012 kt | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6452 kt | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6656 kt | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6872 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7277 kt | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7766 kt | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7851 kt | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7893 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7442 kt | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7661 kt | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8168 kt | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8093 kt | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.83 kt | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7019 kt | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7537 kt | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.869 kt | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8181 kt | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7387 kt | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7703 kt | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7529 kt | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7573 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.474 kt | 0.396 kt | 0.5717 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6591 kt | 0.5617 kt | 0.7851 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7899 kt | 0.7019 kt | 0.869 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7548 kt | 0.7387 kt | 0.7703 kt | 4 |
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 energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in South Africa?
- Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in South Africa was 0.7573 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.869 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.396 kt in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.