Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 2.93 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.93 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
30th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.93 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.69 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 1.7 kt1991: 1.7 kt1992: 1.8 kt1993: 1.8 kt1994: 1.8 kt1995: 1.9 kt1996: 1.9 kt1997: 1.9 kt1998: 2 kt1999: 2 kt2000: 2.1 kt2001: 2.1 kt2002: 2.1 kt2003: 2.2 kt2004: 2.3 kt2005: 2.3 kt2006: 2.4 kt2007: 2.5 kt2008: 2.6 kt2009: 2.6 kt2010: 2.7 kt2011: 2.7 kt2012: 2.7 kt2013: 2.8 kt2014: 2.7 kt2015: 2.7 kt2016: 2.6 kt2017: 2.7 kt2018: 2.9 kt2019: 2.8 kt2020: 2.9 kt2021: 2.9 kt2022: 2.9 kt2023: 2.9 kt

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 2.93 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 2.93 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.69 kt, in 1990.

That places Southern Africa 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.69 kt
1991 1.72 kt +2.0%
1992 1.76 kt +2.1%
1993 1.78 kt +1.4%
1994 1.84 kt +3.0%
1995 1.91 kt +3.8%
1996 1.91 kt -0.1%
1997 1.95 kt +2.1%
1998 2 kt +2.9%
1999 2.03 kt +1.4%
2000 2.1 kt +3.6%
2001 2.13 kt +1.3%
2002 2.12 kt -0.7%
2003 2.18 kt +2.9%
2004 2.29 kt +5.0%
2005 2.35 kt +2.5%
2006 2.4 kt +2.1%
2007 2.49 kt +3.8%
2008 2.57 kt +3.2%
2009 2.59 kt +0.7%
2010 2.65 kt +2.6%
2011 2.66 kt +0.1%
2012 2.72 kt +2.5%
2013 2.83 kt +3.8%
2014 2.71 kt -4.0%
2015 2.74 kt +1.1%
2016 2.65 kt -3.6%
2017 2.7 kt +2.0%
2018 2.86 kt +6.1%
2019 2.85 kt -0.5%
2020 2.87 kt +0.9%
2021 2.92 kt +1.6%
2022 2.9 kt -0.8%
2023 2.93 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.86 kt 1.69 kt 2.03 kt 10
2000s 2.32 kt 2.1 kt 2.59 kt 10
2010s 2.74 kt 2.65 kt 2.86 kt 10
2020s 2.9 kt 2.87 kt 2.93 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 27 Australia and New Zealand 3.33 kt compare
  2. 28 Thailand 3.23 kt compare
  3. 29 Chile 3.09 kt compare
  4. 30 Kazakhstan 3.07 kt compare
  5. 31 Belarus 3.05 kt compare
  6. 32 Cabo Verde 0.0163 kt compare
  7. 32 Georgia 2.98 kt compare
  8. 33 Algeria 2.94 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Southern Africa?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Southern Africa was 2.93 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.93 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.69 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Africa rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,962 data points, 1990–2023
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