Climate Change in South Africa 1,341 indicators covering climate change for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita 0.5057 2024 down 15.4% 8th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate -3.02 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.5% 81st Cropland organic soils — Area 4,123 ha 2024 down 3.3% 69th Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.0647 kt 2024 down 5.4% 69th Cropland organic soils — Emissions 153.38 kt 2024 down 1.6% 68th Grassland organic soils — Area 15,584 ha 2024 down 0.9% 42nd Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.1082 kt 2024 down 0.9% 45th Grassland organic soils — Emissions 351.68 kt 2024 down 1.3% 43rd Drained organic soils — Area 19,706 ha 2024 down 1.4% 55th Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.1729 kt 2024 down 2.6% 59th Drained organic soils — Emissions 505.06 kt 2024 down 1.4% 63rd Forest fires — Burning crop residues 3.45 million t 2024 up 69.4% 30th Forest fires — Burned Area 68,512 ha 2024 up 69.7% 30th Forest fires — Emissions 7.94 kt 2024 up 69.4% 30th Forest fires — Emissions 0.7253 kt 2024 up 69.4% 30th Other forest — Burning crop residues 3.44 million t 2024 up 74.7% 19th Other forest — Burned Area 68,340 ha 2024 up 74.7% 19th Other forest — Emissions 7.92 kt 2024 up 74.7% 19th Other forest — Emissions 0.7233 kt 2024 up 74.7% 19th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 21.41 million t 2024 up 21.5% 17th Savanna fires — Burned Area 4.33 million ha 2024 up 20.7% 15th Savanna fires — Emissions 49.24 kt 2024 up 21.5% 17th Savanna fires — Emissions 4.5 kt 2024 up 21.4% 17th Grassland — Burning crop residues 16.59 million t 2024 up 15.3% 14th Grassland — Burned Area 3.83 million ha 2024 up 17.7% 11th Grassland — Emissions 38.15 kt 2024 up 15.3% 14th Grassland — Emissions 3.48 kt 2024 up 15.3% 14th Savanna — Burning crop residues 1.29 million t 2024 up 31.1% 33rd Savanna — Burned Area 227,795 ha 2024 up 32.3% 31st Savanna — Emissions 2.97 kt 2024 up 31.1% 33rd Savanna — Emissions 0.2716 kt 2024 up 31.1% 33rd Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 284,029 t 2024 up 80.7% 26th Woody savanna — Burned Area 74,023 ha 2024 up 73.8% 26th Woody savanna — Emissions 0.6533 kt 2024 up 80.7% 26th Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0596 kt 2024 up 80.6% 26th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 1.58 million t 2024 up 38.0% 34th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 301,819 ha 2024 up 40.5% 29th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 9,275 t 2024 down 86.2% 60th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 171.44 ha 2024 down 86.2% 60th Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0.0213 kt 2024 down 86.2% 60th Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0.0019 kt 2024 down 86.5% 60th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 965,302 t 2024 up 5.0% 5th Closed shrubland — Burned Area 36,154 ha 2024 up 5.0% 5th Closed shrubland — Emissions 2.22 kt 2024 up 5.0% 5th Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.2027 kt 2024 up 5.0% 5th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 2.28 million t 2024 up 94.3% 6th Open shrubland — Burned Area 159,213 ha 2024 up 94.3% 6th Open shrubland — Emissions 5.24 kt 2024 up 94.3% 6th Open shrubland — Emissions 0.4781 kt 2024 up 94.3% 6th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 — 5th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 — 5th Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 — 5th Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 — 5th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues 3.24 million t 2024 up 55.1% 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 195,367 ha 2024 up 67.9% 7th Barley — Crop residues 6.92 million kg 2050 — 45th Barley — Crop residues 0.1332 kt 2050 — 45th Barley — Crop residues 0.1087 kt 2050 — 45th Barley — Crop residues 0.0245 kt 2050 — 45th Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 202,535 t 2050 — 15th ← Previous Page 10 of 23 Next →