AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) in Africa
Africa: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) was 614,269 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 614,269 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Africa peaked at 1.27 million kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 614,253 kt, in 2021.
That places Africa 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.02 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 981,136 kt | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 981,217 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 981,179 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 981,210 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 981,277 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 981,282 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 981,241 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 981,303 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 981,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 981,434 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million kt | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 987,798 kt | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 987,735 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 987,654 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 987,512 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 987,486 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 614,253 kt | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 614,269 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 614,269 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) in 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 | -37.8% | 987,486 kt | 614,253 kt |
| 2011 | +29.8% | 981,434 kt | 1.27 million kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 million kt | 1.02 million kt | 1.02 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 985,500 kt | 981,136 kt | 1.02 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million kt | 981,434 kt | 1.27 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 707,569 kt | 614,253 kt | 987,486 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in Africa?
- Afolu — emissions in Africa was 614,269 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 614,253 kt in 2021.
- How does Africa rank for afolu — emissions?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf