Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.1125 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
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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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.