Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 kt per person for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0 kt per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2016.
That places South Africa 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +46.8% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | -38.3% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | +65.4% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | -31.8% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | +75.1% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | +131.6% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | +55.5% |
| 2024 | 0 kt per person | -39.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 kt per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 48.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +131.6% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in South Africa?
- Savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in South Africa was 0 kt per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.