Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in South Africa is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in South Africa peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Africa 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -22.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in South Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in South Africa was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- South Africa ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 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.