Meat of chickens, fresh: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per in South Africa is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per in South Africa peaked at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1969.
South Africa ranks 87th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +171.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +171.1% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
| 1974 | -50.7% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 84 Croatia 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 85 Yemen 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 86 Nigeria 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 88 Samoa 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
- 90 Eswatini 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per in South Africa?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per in South Africa was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per?
- South Africa ranks 87th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.