Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 kt per person for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0 kt per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 70th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per person | +25.9% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per person | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per person | +29.7% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per person | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per person | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per person | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per person | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per person | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per person | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per person | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per person | -25.3% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per person | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per person | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per person | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per person | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | +42.8% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | -23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 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 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita in South Africa?
- Synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita in South Africa was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct 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.
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct 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
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct 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.