Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.1125 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1125 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.1131 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.0932 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2024

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251990200720241990: 0.093 kt1991: 0.093 kt1992: 0.093 kt1993: 0.093 kt1994: 0.093 kt1995: 0.094 kt1996: 0.095 kt1997: 0.097 kt1998: 0.1 kt1999: 0.105 kt2000: 0.106 kt2001: 0.107 kt2002: 0.108 kt2003: 0.112 kt2004: 0.112 kt2005: 0.113 kt2006: 0.113 kt2007: 0.113 kt2008: 0.113 kt2009: 0.113 kt2010: 0.113 kt2011: 0.113 kt2012: 0.113 kt2013: 0.113 kt2014: 0.113 kt2015: 0.113 kt2016: 0.113 kt2017: 0.113 kt2018: 0.113 kt2019: 0.113 kt2020: 0.113 kt2021: 0.113 kt2022: 0.113 kt2023: 0.113 kt2024: 0.113 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Africa stood at 0.1125 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 0.1131 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0932 kt, in 1990.

That places Southern Africa 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Africa, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0932 kt
1991 0.0932 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0932 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0932 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0932 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0942 kt +1.1%
1996 0.0953 kt +1.2%
1997 0.0967 kt +1.5%
1998 0.1001 kt +3.5%
1999 0.1055 kt +5.4%
2000 0.1064 kt +0.9%
2001 0.1068 kt +0.4%
2002 0.1084 kt +1.5%
2003 0.112 kt +3.3%
2004 0.1123 kt +0.3%
2005 0.1126 kt +0.3%
2006 0.1127 kt +0.1%
2007 0.1128 kt +0.1%
2008 0.113 kt +0.2%
2009 0.1131 kt +0.1%
2010 0.113 kt -0.1%
2011 0.1131 kt +0.1%
2012 0.1131 kt +0.0%
2013 0.1131 kt +0.0%
2014 0.1129 kt -0.2%
2015 0.1129 kt +0.0%
2016 0.1128 kt -0.1%
2017 0.1129 kt +0.1%
2018 0.1129 kt +0.0%
2019 0.1126 kt -0.3%
2020 0.1125 kt -0.1%
2021 0.1125 kt +0.0%
2022 0.1125 kt +0.0%
2023 0.1125 kt +0.0%
2024 0.1125 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0958 kt 0.0932 kt 0.1055 kt 10
2000s 0.111 kt 0.1064 kt 0.1131 kt 10
2010s 0.1129 kt 0.1126 kt 0.1131 kt 10
2020s 0.1125 kt 0.1125 kt 0.1125 kt 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 20 Sweden 1.1 kt compare
  2. 21 New Zealand 0.9348 kt compare
  3. 22 China 0.8838 kt compare
  4. 22 China, mainland 0.8838 kt compare
  5. 24 Lithuania 0.8321 kt compare
  6. 25 Ukraine 0.8048 kt compare
  7. 26 Latvia 0.7547 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Africa?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Africa was 0.1125 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1131 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0932 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Africa rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.