Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.0365 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0365 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0425 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places South Africa 97th out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0414 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0375 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0326 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0419 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0417 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0409 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0403 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0384 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0397 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0425 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0392 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0403 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0418 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0378 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0384 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0382 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.038 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0365 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0373 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0376 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0372 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.037 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0369 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0368 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0367 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0365 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0365 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.41 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0365 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.48 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.1% | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0344 kg per square kilometre | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | 0.0414 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0383 kg per square kilometre | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0403 kg per square kilometre | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0401 kg per square kilometre | 0.0378 kg per square kilometre | 0.0425 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 kg per square kilometre | 0.0365 kg per square kilometre | 0.0382 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 kg per square kilometre | 0.0365 kg per square kilometre | 0.0368 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 94 Congo 0.1197 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Gabon 0.0995 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Somalia 0.0551 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 0.0325 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 0.0125 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 0.0059 kg per square kilometre 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 rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0365 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0425 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does South Africa rank for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 97th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.