Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South Africa
South Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 1.79 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in South Africa stood at 1.79 kt.
That represents a change of down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in South Africa peaked at 3.84 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3126 kt, in 2016.
That places South Africa 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.11 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.13 kt | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.11 kt | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.55 kt | +40.2% |
| 1994 | 1.44 kt | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 1.27 kt | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 1.11 kt | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 1.13 kt | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9658 kt | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8084 kt | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7999 kt | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.25 kt | +56.1% |
| 2002 | 1.64 kt | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 1.89 kt | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 2.24 kt | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 2.46 kt | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 2.77 kt | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5 kt | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 3.84 kt | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 3.69 kt | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.56 kt | -57.6% |
| 2011 | 1.81 kt | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 2.94 kt | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 3.07 kt | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.15 kt | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.78 kt | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3126 kt | -88.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4336 kt | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6 kt | +500.0% |
| 2019 | 2.02 kt | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 1.87 kt | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.82 kt | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.79 kt | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.79 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 kt | 0.8084 kt | 1.55 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 kt | 0.7999 kt | 3.84 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 kt | 0.3126 kt | 3.15 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 kt | 1.79 kt | 1.87 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 7 Poland 3.54 kt compare
- 8 Indonesia 2.72 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.1565 kt compare
- 9 Algeria 1.96 kt compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1079 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0801 kt compare
- 11 Thailand 1.58 kt compare
- 12 Brazil 1.37 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0517 kt compare
- 13 Germany 1.14 kt compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0154 kt compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions in South Africa?
- Food household consumption — emissions in South Africa was 1.79 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3126 kt in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). 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