Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in South Africa
South Africa: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.1542 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in South Africa is 0.1542 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.1808 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1191 kt, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 29th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1244 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1288 kt | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1297 kt | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1284 kt | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1256 kt | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1253 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1254 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1287 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1191 kt | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1195 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1249 kt | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1292 kt | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1297 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1306 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1384 kt | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1433 kt | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1491 kt | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1563 kt | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1636 kt | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1669 kt | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.175 kt | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1733 kt | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1784 kt | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1808 kt | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1495 kt | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1526 kt | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1546 kt | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1529 kt | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1542 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1542 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1542 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1542 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1542 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1542 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1255 kt | 0.1191 kt | 0.1297 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1432 kt | 0.1249 kt | 0.1669 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1625 kt | 0.1495 kt | 0.1808 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1542 kt | 0.1542 kt | 0.1542 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 26 Kazakhstan 0.1742 kt compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 0.1675 kt compare
- 28 Australia 0.1573 kt compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 0.1385 kt compare
- 31 Iraq 0.1384 kt compare
- 32 Romania 0.1274 kt compare
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in South Africa?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in South Africa was 0.1542 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1808 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1191 kt in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.