Food Retail — Emissions in South Africa
South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1001 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in South Africa is 0.1001 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.1155 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 kt, in 1992.
That places South Africa 10th out of 190 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 Retail — Emissions in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0369 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0371 kt | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0274 kt | -26.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0305 kt | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.033 kt | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0363 kt | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0379 kt | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0404 kt | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 kt | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0464 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0489 kt | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0479 kt | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.049 kt | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0539 kt | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0596 kt | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0603 kt | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0626 kt | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0649 kt | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0734 kt | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.069 kt | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0866 kt | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0851 kt | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0974 kt | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1004 kt | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1052 kt | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0963 kt | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1153 kt | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1051 kt | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1155 kt | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1072 kt | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1015 kt | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1031 kt | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1001 kt | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1001 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0372 kt | 0.0274 kt | 0.0464 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.059 kt | 0.0479 kt | 0.0734 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1014 kt | 0.0851 kt | 0.1155 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1012 kt | 0.1001 kt | 0.1031 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 7 Germany 0.1197 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0168 kt compare
- 8 Thailand 0.1152 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0094 kt compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0062 kt compare
- 9 Uganda 0.1084 kt compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0057 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0019 kt compare
- 11 Poland 0.0772 kt compare
- 12 Nigeria 0.067 kt compare
- 12 Melanesia 0.0016 kt compare
- 13 China 0.0597 kt compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 0.001 kt compare
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 retail — emissions in South Africa?
- Food retail — emissions in South Africa was 0.1001 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1155 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 kt in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Retail — Emissions (N2O). 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