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 US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 kt per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in 2023.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in South Africa peaked at 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places South Africa 61st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -42.2% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 kt per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 kt per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 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 US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- South Africa ranks 61st out of 175 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 9.4%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.