On-farm energy use — Emissions in South Africa
South Africa: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 9,970 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
On-farm energy use — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 9,970 kt for on-farm energy use — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in South Africa peaked at 16,303 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,692 kt, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 17th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
On-farm energy use — Emissions in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,692 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,001 kt | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 5,660 kt | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 5,341 kt | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 6,877 kt | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 7,170 kt | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 7,263 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7,262 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,010 kt | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 8,714 kt | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 6,889 kt | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 7,012 kt | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7,407 kt | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 7,963 kt | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 8,942 kt | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 8,196 kt | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 8,160 kt | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8,418 kt | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 8,884 kt | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 8,608 kt | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 8,977 kt | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10,478 kt | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 11,434 kt | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 11,895 kt | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 12,168 kt | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 12,520 kt | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 15,804 kt | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 16,303 kt | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 11,918 kt | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 10,922 kt | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 10,090 kt | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 10,549 kt | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9,970 kt | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 9,970 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,699 kt | 4,692 kt | 9,010 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,048 kt | 6,889 kt | 8,942 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,242 kt | 8,977 kt | 16,303 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,144 kt | 9,970 kt | 10,549 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 14 Germany 11,059 kt compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 10,506 kt compare
- 16 Italy 10,402 kt compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0659 kt compare
- 18 Spain 9,039 kt compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,813 kt compare
- 20 Australia 8,690 kt compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is on-farm energy use — emissions in South Africa?
- On-farm energy use — emissions in South Africa was 9,970 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,303 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,692 kt in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 17th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is on-farm energy use — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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