Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.1661 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1661 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
28th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.1967 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.1308 kt
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.135 kt1991: 0.14 kt1992: 0.141 kt1993: 0.14 kt1994: 0.137 kt1995: 0.137 kt1996: 0.136 kt1997: 0.139 kt1998: 0.131 kt1999: 0.131 kt2000: 0.14 kt2001: 0.143 kt2002: 0.144 kt2003: 0.145 kt2004: 0.154 kt2005: 0.159 kt2006: 0.164 kt2007: 0.172 kt2008: 0.179 kt2009: 0.182 kt2010: 0.191 kt2011: 0.189 kt2012: 0.194 kt2013: 0.197 kt2014: 0.163 kt2015: 0.165 kt2016: 0.167 kt2017: 0.166 kt2018: 0.167 kt2019: 0.167 kt2020: 0.167 kt2021: 0.166 kt2022: 0.166 kt2023: 0.166 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Southern Africa stood at 0.1661 kt.

That represents a change of down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 0.1967 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1308 kt, in 1998.

That places Southern Africa 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1355 kt
1991 0.1403 kt +3.5%
1992 0.1413 kt +0.8%
1993 0.1401 kt -0.8%
1994 0.1371 kt -2.2%
1995 0.137 kt -0.1%
1996 0.1365 kt -0.4%
1997 0.1395 kt +2.2%
1998 0.1308 kt -6.2%
1999 0.1309 kt +0.0%
2000 0.1396 kt +6.7%
2001 0.1429 kt +2.4%
2002 0.1436 kt +0.5%
2003 0.1452 kt +1.1%
2004 0.1539 kt +6.0%
2005 0.159 kt +3.3%
2006 0.1644 kt +3.4%
2007 0.1722 kt +4.8%
2008 0.1792 kt +4.1%
2009 0.1823 kt +1.7%
2010 0.1907 kt +4.6%
2011 0.1893 kt -0.8%
2012 0.1944 kt +2.7%
2013 0.1967 kt +1.2%
2014 0.1629 kt -17.2%
2015 0.1655 kt +1.6%
2016 0.1674 kt +1.2%
2017 0.1658 kt -1.0%
2018 0.1671 kt +0.8%
2019 0.1671 kt +0.0%
2020 0.1671 kt +0.0%
2021 0.1661 kt -0.6%
2022 0.1661 kt +0.0%
2023 0.1661 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1369 kt 0.1308 kt 0.1413 kt 10
2000s 0.1582 kt 0.1396 kt 0.1823 kt 10
2010s 0.1767 kt 0.1629 kt 0.1967 kt 10
2020s 0.1663 kt 0.1661 kt 0.1671 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 25 Morocco 0.1786 kt compare
  2. 26 Kazakhstan 0.1742 kt compare
  3. 27 Sudan (former) 0.1675 kt compare
  4. 28 Australia 0.1573 kt compare
  5. 29 South Africa 0.1542 kt compare
  6. 30 Republic of Korea 0.1385 kt compare
  7. 31 Iraq 0.1384 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Southern Africa?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Southern Africa was 0.1661 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1967 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1308 kt in 1998.
How does Southern Africa rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 data points, 1990–2023
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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.