Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South Africa

South Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.153 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.153 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.1635 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.0727 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.077 kt1991: 0.079 kt1992: 0.079 kt1993: 0.073 kt1994: 0.074 kt1995: 0.081 kt1996: 0.094 kt1997: 0.098 kt1998: 0.102 kt1999: 0.095 kt2000: 0.092 kt2001: 0.106 kt2002: 0.093 kt2003: 0.11 kt2004: 0.12 kt2005: 0.121 kt2006: 0.128 kt2007: 0.136 kt2008: 0.152 kt2009: 0.141 kt2010: 0.139 kt2011: 0.133 kt2012: 0.139 kt2013: 0.141 kt2014: 0.149 kt2015: 0.141 kt2016: 0.157 kt2017: 0.151 kt2018: 0.163 kt2019: 0.163 kt2020: 0.155 kt2021: 0.158 kt2022: 0.153 kt2023: 0.153 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in South Africa is 0.153 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.1635 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0727 kt, in 1993.

That places South Africa 14th out of 208 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

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O) in South Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0771 kt
1991 0.0787 kt +2.1%
1992 0.0786 kt -0.1%
1993 0.0727 kt -7.5%
1994 0.0738 kt +1.6%
1995 0.0812 kt +10.0%
1996 0.0942 kt +16.0%
1997 0.0979 kt +3.9%
1998 0.1017 kt +3.9%
1999 0.0946 kt -7.0%
2000 0.092 kt -2.7%
2001 0.1056 kt +14.8%
2002 0.0934 kt -11.6%
2003 0.1096 kt +17.4%
2004 0.1204 kt +9.8%
2005 0.1209 kt +0.4%
2006 0.1276 kt +5.6%
2007 0.1356 kt +6.2%
2008 0.1517 kt +11.9%
2009 0.1414 kt -6.7%
2010 0.1392 kt -1.6%
2011 0.1327 kt -4.7%
2012 0.1387 kt +4.5%
2013 0.1413 kt +1.9%
2014 0.1491 kt +5.5%
2015 0.1411 kt -5.4%
2016 0.1575 kt +11.6%
2017 0.1512 kt -4.0%
2018 0.1635 kt +8.1%
2019 0.1631 kt -0.2%
2020 0.1551 kt -4.9%
2021 0.1578 kt +1.8%
2022 0.153 kt -3.0%
2023 0.153 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.085 kt 0.0727 kt 0.1017 kt 10
2000s 0.1198 kt 0.092 kt 0.1517 kt 10
2010s 0.1477 kt 0.1327 kt 0.1635 kt 10
2020s 0.1547 kt 0.153 kt 0.1578 kt 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 11 Australia 0.1693 kt compare
  2. 12 Russian Federation 0.1636 kt compare
  3. 13 China, Taiwan Province of 0.1587 kt compare
  4. 15 Philippines 0.0938 kt compare
  5. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0928 kt compare
  6. 17 Republic of Korea 0.0919 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in South Africa?
Food household consumption — emissions in South Africa was 0.153 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 0.1635 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 kt in 1993.
How does South Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions?
South Africa ranks 14th 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 up 8.3%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.