South Africa - Total Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agriculture

Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent - 1985 to 2019

Since 2014, South Africa Total Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agriculture decreased by 1.2% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 17 among other countries in Total Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agriculture at 14,929.74 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. South Africa is overtaken by Australia, which was number 16 at 14,937.85 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Spain with 14,341.58 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. China topped the ranking with 383,081.18 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, +0.5% 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 +4% per year, while Iceland was the worst growing country at -1.5% per year.