Other — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Other — Emissions was 10.99 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.99 kt
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
12.14 kt
in 2019
All-time low
4.65 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Other — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1961–2023

02.557.51012.5196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for other — emissions in Southern Africa is 10.99 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 12.14 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.65 kt, in 1961.

That places Southern Africa 23rd out of 32 groups 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.

Other — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Other — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 4.65 kt
1962 4.67 kt +0.4%
1963 4.7 kt +0.7%
1964 4.72 kt +0.4%
1965 4.74 kt +0.4%
1966 4.77 kt +0.4%
1967 4.79 kt +0.4%
1968 4.81 kt +0.4%
1969 4.83 kt +0.4%
1970 4.95 kt +2.6%
1971 4.97 kt +0.2%
1972 5.03 kt +1.3%
1973 5.32 kt +5.7%
1974 5.3 kt -0.3%
1975 5.81 kt +9.6%
1976 5.81 kt -0.0%
1977 5.76 kt -0.8%
1978 5.39 kt -6.4%
1979 5.36 kt -0.5%
1980 5.58 kt +4.1%
1981 5.89 kt +5.5%
1982 6.62 kt +12.4%
1983 7.01 kt +5.8%
1984 6.77 kt -3.3%
1985 6.82 kt +0.6%
1986 6.74 kt -1.2%
1987 7.13 kt +5.9%
1988 7.63 kt +7.0%
1989 7.47 kt -2.1%
1990 7.8 kt +4.4%
1991 7.2 kt -7.6%
1992 7.4 kt +2.7%
1993 7.99 kt +8.1%
1994 7.55 kt -5.6%
1995 7.95 kt +5.4%
1996 8.1 kt +1.9%
1997 8.04 kt -0.8%
1998 8.66 kt +7.7%
1999 8.59 kt -0.7%
2000 9.28 kt +7.9%
2001 10.09 kt +8.8%
2002 10.57 kt +4.7%
2003 10.32 kt -2.3%
2004 10.45 kt +1.3%
2005 10.67 kt +2.1%
2006 10.4 kt -2.5%
2007 11.03 kt +6.1%
2008 11.47 kt +3.9%
2009 10.18 kt -11.3%
2010 11.58 kt +13.8%
2011 11.41 kt -1.4%
2012 11.14 kt -2.4%
2013 11.48 kt +3.1%
2014 11.37 kt -1.0%
2015 11.32 kt -0.4%
2016 10.82 kt -4.4%
2017 11.35 kt +4.9%
2018 11.63 kt +2.5%
2019 12.14 kt +4.3%
2020 10.16 kt -16.3%
2021 11.3 kt +11.3%
2022 10.46 kt -7.5%
2023 10.99 kt +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.74 kt 4.65 kt 4.83 kt 9
1970s 5.37 kt 4.95 kt 5.81 kt 10
1980s 6.77 kt 5.58 kt 7.63 kt 10
1990s 7.93 kt 7.2 kt 8.66 kt 10
2000s 10.45 kt 9.28 kt 11.47 kt 10
2010s 11.42 kt 10.82 kt 12.14 kt 10
2020s 10.73 kt 10.16 kt 11.3 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 20 Thailand 6.48 kt compare
  2. 21 Sudan 6.15 kt compare
  3. 22 Central African Republic 4.95 kt compare
  4. 23 Ethiopia 4.9 kt compare
  5. 24 Egypt 4.59 kt compare
  6. 25 Republic of Korea 4.21 kt compare
  7. 26 Philippines 3.57 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

More climate change data for Southern Africa

All data for Southern Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is other — emissions in Southern Africa?
Other — emissions in Southern Africa was 10.99 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 12.14 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest other — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 4.65 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for other — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is other — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Other — Emissions in Southern Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/other-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/southern-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/other-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/southern-africa/">Other — Emissions in Southern Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Other — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,385 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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