Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa
South Africa: Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 3.1 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 3.1 kt for pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa peaked at 5.41 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.93 kt, in 2022.
That places South Africa 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.32 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.16 kt | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 2.8 kt | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 2.84 kt | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.97 kt | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.89 kt | +31.1% |
| 1996 | 4.67 kt | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 4.64 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.14 kt | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 3.74 kt | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 4.62 kt | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 4.89 kt | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.05 kt | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 4.32 kt | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 5.41 kt | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5.24 kt | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4 kt | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 3.53 kt | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 3.94 kt | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 4.1 kt | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 3.48 kt | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8 kt | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 3.29 kt | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 3.32 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8 kt | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 3.28 kt | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 3.06 kt | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.96 kt | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.83 kt | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.25 kt | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 3.32 kt | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.17 kt | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.93 kt | -39.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1 kt | +60.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 3.1 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0421 kt, 73.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 3.1 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0313 kt, 99.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 kt | 2.32 kt | 4.67 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 kt | 3.4 kt | 5.41 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 kt | 2.8 kt | 3.8 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 kt | 1.93 kt | 3.32 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 5 Germany 5.22 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1394 kt compare
- 6 Russian Federation 4.6 kt compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.1275 kt compare
- 7 Malaysia 4.53 kt compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0774 kt compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.035 kt compare
- 9 France 3.05 kt compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0175 kt compare
- 10 Israel 2.95 kt compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 0.0133 kt compare
- 11 Guatemala 2.47 kt compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0013 kt compare
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 pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa?
- Pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South Africa was 3.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 kt in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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