Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in South Africa

South Africa: Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions was 0.0117 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0117 kt
Change on year
up 60.3%
World rank
10th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0204 kt
in 2004
All-time low
0.0073 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in South Africa, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.009 kt1991: 0.012 kt1992: 0.011 kt1993: 0.011 kt1994: 0.011 kt1995: 0.015 kt1996: 0.018 kt1997: 0.018 kt1998: 0.016 kt1999: 0.014 kt2000: 0.017 kt2001: 0.018 kt2002: 0.015 kt2003: 0.016 kt2004: 0.02 kt2005: 0.02 kt2006: 0.013 kt2007: 0.013 kt2008: 0.015 kt2009: 0.015 kt2010: 0.013 kt2011: 0.011 kt2012: 0.012 kt2013: 0.013 kt2014: 0.014 kt2015: 0.012 kt2016: 0.012 kt2017: 0.011 kt2018: 0.011 kt2019: 0.012 kt2020: 0.013 kt2021: 0.012 kt2022: 0.007 kt2023: 0.012 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 0.0117 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides manufacturing — emissions in South Africa peaked at 0.0204 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 kt, in 2022.

South Africa ranks 10th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 (N2O) in South Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0087 kt
1991 0.0119 kt +36.8%
1992 0.0106 kt -10.9%
1993 0.0107 kt +0.9%
1994 0.0112 kt +4.7%
1995 0.0147 kt +31.2%
1996 0.0176 kt +19.7%
1997 0.0175 kt -0.6%
1998 0.0156 kt -10.9%
1999 0.0141 kt -9.6%
2000 0.0174 kt +23.4%
2001 0.0185 kt +6.3%
2002 0.0153 kt -17.3%
2003 0.0163 kt +6.5%
2004 0.0204 kt +25.2%
2005 0.0198 kt -2.9%
2006 0.0128 kt -35.4%
2007 0.0133 kt +3.9%
2008 0.0149 kt +12.0%
2009 0.0155 kt +4.0%
2010 0.0131 kt -15.5%
2011 0.0106 kt -19.1%
2012 0.0124 kt +17.0%
2013 0.0125 kt +0.8%
2014 0.0143 kt +14.4%
2015 0.0124 kt -13.3%
2016 0.0116 kt -6.5%
2017 0.0112 kt -3.4%
2018 0.0107 kt -4.5%
2019 0.0123 kt +15.0%
2020 0.0125 kt +1.6%
2021 0.012 kt -4.0%
2022 0.0073 kt -39.2%
2023 0.0117 kt +60.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0133 kt 0.0087 kt 0.0176 kt 10
2000s 0.0164 kt 0.0128 kt 0.0204 kt 10
2010s 0.0121 kt 0.0106 kt 0.0143 kt 10
2020s 0.0109 kt 0.0073 kt 0.0125 kt 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 7 Germany 0.0197 kt compare
  2. 8 Republic of Moldova 0.0006 kt compare
  3. 8 Russian Federation 0.0174 kt compare
  4. 8 Melanesia 0.0006 kt compare
  5. 9 Malaysia 0.0171 kt compare
  6. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0005 kt compare
  7. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0005 kt compare
  8. 11 France 0.0115 kt compare
  9. 12 Israel 0.0111 kt compare
  10. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0003 kt compare
  11. 13 Guatemala 0.0093 kt compare
  12. 13 Polynesia 0.0002 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 0.0117 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 0.0204 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest pesticides manufacturing — emissions recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 kt in 2022.
How does South Africa rank for pesticides manufacturing — emissions?
South Africa ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is pesticides manufacturing — emissions rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,192 data points, 1990–2023
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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