Manure Management — Direct emissions in South Africa

South Africa: Manure Management — Direct emissions was 1.42 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1.42 kt
World rank
49th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.42 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.7994 kt
in 1971
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Manure Management — Direct emissions in South Africa, 1961–2050

00.511.5196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for manure management — direct emissions in South Africa is 1.42 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, manure management — direct emissions in South Africa peaked at 1.42 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.7994 kt, in 1971.

South Africa ranks 49th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Manure Management — Direct emissions in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O) in South Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.9469 kt
1962 0.9516 kt +0.5%
1963 0.9386 kt -1.4%
1964 0.9252 kt -1.4%
1965 0.9059 kt -2.1%
1966 0.8412 kt -7.1%
1967 0.8281 kt -1.6%
1968 0.8692 kt +5.0%
1969 0.9131 kt +5.1%
1970 0.8718 kt -4.5%
1971 0.7994 kt -8.3%
1972 0.8148 kt +1.9%
1973 0.847 kt +4.0%
1974 0.8475 kt +0.1%
1975 0.8585 kt +1.3%
1976 0.8672 kt +1.0%
1977 0.8946 kt +3.2%
1978 0.9318 kt +4.2%
1979 0.8936 kt -4.1%
1980 0.8723 kt -2.4%
1981 0.8776 kt +0.6%
1982 0.9092 kt +3.6%
1983 0.9419 kt +3.6%
1984 0.8777 kt -6.8%
1985 0.8693 kt -1.0%
1986 0.8719 kt +0.3%
1987 0.8731 kt +0.1%
1988 0.9049 kt +3.6%
1989 0.9555 kt +5.6%
1990 0.9939 kt +4.0%
1991 1 kt +0.9%
1992 0.9909 kt -1.2%
1993 0.9663 kt -2.5%
1994 0.9684 kt +0.2%
1995 1.02 kt +5.6%
1996 1.02 kt +0.1%
1997 1.04 kt +1.4%
1998 1.05 kt +1.3%
1999 1.01 kt -4.2%
2000 1.02 kt +1.4%
2001 1.04 kt +2.1%
2002 1.07 kt +2.7%
2003 1.07 kt -0.5%
2004 1.06 kt -0.5%
2005 1.05 kt -0.7%
2006 1.05 kt +0.2%
2007 1.06 kt +0.8%
2008 1.07 kt +0.3%
2009 1.07 kt +0.5%
2010 1.07 kt -0.3%
2011 1.06 kt -0.4%
2012 1.07 kt +0.0%
2013 1.04 kt -2.1%
2014 1.04 kt -0.6%
2015 1.01 kt -2.2%
2016 1.01 kt -0.9%
2017 0.9867 kt -1.9%
2018 0.9744 kt -1.2%
2019 0.9451 kt -3.0%
2020 0.9257 kt -2.1%
2021 0.9142 kt -1.2%
2022 0.9064 kt -0.9%
2023 0.9025 kt -0.4%
2030 1.27 kt +40.9%
2050 1.42 kt +11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9022 kt 0.8281 kt 0.9516 kt 9
1970s 0.8626 kt 0.7994 kt 0.9318 kt 10
1980s 0.8953 kt 0.8693 kt 0.9555 kt 10
1990s 1.01 kt 0.9663 kt 1.05 kt 10
2000s 1.06 kt 1.02 kt 1.07 kt 10
2010s 1.02 kt 0.9451 kt 1.07 kt 10
2020s 0.9122 kt 0.9025 kt 0.9257 kt 4
2030s 1.27 kt 1.27 kt 1.27 kt 1
2050s 1.42 kt 1.42 kt 1.42 kt 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 46 Cameroon 1.58 kt compare
  2. 47 Malaysia 1.48 kt compare
  3. 48 Argentina 1.45 kt compare
  4. 50 Turkmenistan 1.4 kt compare
  5. 51 Madagascar 1.36 kt compare
  6. 52 Chile 1.34 kt compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure management — direct emissions in South Africa?
Manure management — direct emissions in South Africa was 1.42 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest manure management — direct emissions recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.42 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest manure management — direct emissions recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7994 kt in 1971.
How does South Africa rank for manure management — direct emissions?
South Africa ranks 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
247 places, 14,675 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf