Grassland organic soils — Emissions in South Africa
South Africa: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.1082 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in South Africa stood at 0.1082 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.1094 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0898 kt, in 1990.
That places South Africa 45th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0898 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0898 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0898 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0898 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0898 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0908 kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0918 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0932 kt | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0966 kt | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.102 kt | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1028 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1032 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1048 kt | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1084 kt | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1087 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1089 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.109 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1092 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1094 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1094 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1094 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1094 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1094 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1094 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1092 kt | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1092 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1091 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1091 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1091 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1083 kt | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1082 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1081 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1082 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1082 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1082 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0923 kt | 0.0898 kt | 0.102 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1074 kt | 0.1028 kt | 0.1094 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1092 kt | 0.1083 kt | 0.1094 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1082 kt | 0.1081 kt | 0.1082 kt | 5 |
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 grassland organic soils — emissions in South Africa?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in South Africa was 0.1082 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1094 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0898 kt in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 45th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.