Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in South Africa is 0.0001 kt per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 kt per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1993.
South Africa ranks 108th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per person | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per person | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per person | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per person | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per person | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per person | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0001 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 4.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +41.6% | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person |
| 2016 | -38.7% | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in South Africa?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in South Africa was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.