AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 1.49 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in Eastern Africa is 1.49 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.49 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Eastern Africa 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.26 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 3.14 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 3.06 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.94 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.87 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.82 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.61 t CO2eq/cap | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.33 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.23 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.24 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.18 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.07 t CO2eq/cap | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.13 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.06 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.07 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.16 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.05 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.23 t CO2eq/cap | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 2.16 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.13 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.56 t CO2eq/cap | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.49 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Eastern 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 | -25.4% | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 1.56 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2.47 t CO2eq/cap | 3.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2.23 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | 1.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8.55 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Estonia 8.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Uruguay 7.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Australia 7.71 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 7.54 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 12 Brazil 7.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 New Zealand 6.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.15 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Eastern Africa?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Eastern Africa was 1.49 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.