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.
The figure is 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, 0.3125 kt, in 2016.
South Africa ranks 10th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.3125 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 | 0.3125 kt | 3.15 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 kt | 1.79 kt | 1.87 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 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 0.3125 kt in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 208 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 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.