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
In 2023, food retail — emissions in South Africa stood at 0.1001 kt.
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0372 kt | 0.0274 kt | 0.0464 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0589 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
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 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.