South Africa - Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soil

Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent - 1985 to 2019

Since 2014, South Africa Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soil decreased by 1.2% year on year. At 13,335.84 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, the country was number 16 comparing other countries in Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soil. South Africa is overtaken by Australia, which was ranked number 15 with 13,696.76 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Kazakhstan at 12,686.02 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. China topped the ranking with 342,605.03 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, +0.6% versus 2018. United States, India and Brazil respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Romania witnessed the best average annual growth at +5% per year, while Iceland recorded the worst performance at -1.5% per year.