Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in South Africa

South Africa: Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions was 0.0172 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0172 kt
Change on year
up 61.4%
World rank
23rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0276 kt
in 2004
All-time low
0.0107 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.012 kt1991: 0.016 kt1992: 0.015 kt1993: 0.015 kt1994: 0.015 kt1995: 0.02 kt1996: 0.024 kt1997: 0.024 kt1998: 0.023 kt1999: 0.021 kt2000: 0.026 kt2001: 0.026 kt2002: 0.022 kt2003: 0.022 kt2004: 0.028 kt2005: 0.027 kt2006: 0.018 kt2007: 0.019 kt2008: 0.021 kt2009: 0.023 kt2010: 0.019 kt2011: 0.014 kt2012: 0.018 kt2013: 0.018 kt2014: 0.02 kt2015: 0.018 kt2016: 0.017 kt2017: 0.017 kt2018: 0.016 kt2019: 0.018 kt2020: 0.018 kt2021: 0.018 kt2022: 0.011 kt2023: 0.017 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides manufacturing — emissions in South Africa is 0.0172 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides manufacturing — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.0276 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 kt, in 2022.

That places South Africa 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CH4) in South Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0121 kt
1991 0.0165 kt +36.5%
1992 0.0146 kt -11.4%
1993 0.0145 kt -0.5%
1994 0.0152 kt +4.5%
1995 0.0195 kt +28.6%
1996 0.0239 kt +22.3%
1997 0.0237 kt -0.6%
1998 0.0227 kt -4.3%
1999 0.0213 kt -6.3%
2000 0.0263 kt +23.6%
2001 0.0259 kt -1.3%
2002 0.0219 kt -15.5%
2003 0.0225 kt +2.6%
2004 0.0276 kt +22.6%
2005 0.0273 kt -1.0%
2006 0.018 kt -34.1%
2007 0.0187 kt +3.9%
2008 0.0211 kt +12.9%
2009 0.0228 kt +7.9%
2010 0.019 kt -16.7%
2011 0.0143 kt -24.9%
2012 0.0183 kt +28.5%
2013 0.0181 kt -1.1%
2014 0.0197 kt +8.5%
2015 0.0183 kt -7.1%
2016 0.0167 kt -8.4%
2017 0.0168 kt +0.3%
2018 0.0163 kt -2.5%
2019 0.018 kt +10.3%
2020 0.0185 kt +2.4%
2021 0.0176 kt -4.6%
2022 0.0107 kt -39.4%
2023 0.0172 kt +61.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0184 kt 0.0121 kt 0.0239 kt 10
2000s 0.0232 kt 0.018 kt 0.0276 kt 10
2010s 0.0175 kt 0.0143 kt 0.0197 kt 10
2020s 0.016 kt 0.0107 kt 0.0185 kt 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 20 Belgium 0.0243 kt compare
  2. 21 Canada 0.0228 kt compare
  3. 22 Colombia 0.0215 kt compare
  4. 24 Italy 0.0172 kt compare
  5. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0163 kt compare
  6. 26 Pakistan 0.016 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides manufacturing — emissions in South Africa?
Pesticides manufacturing — emissions in South Africa was 0.0172 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides manufacturing — emissions recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0276 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest pesticides manufacturing — emissions recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 kt in 2022.
How does South Africa rank for pesticides manufacturing — emissions?
South Africa ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is pesticides manufacturing — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,171 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.