AFOLU — Emissions Share in Africa
Africa: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 28.25 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 28.25 % for afolu — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Africa peaked at 56.33 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.25 %, in 2023.
That places Africa 8th out of 32 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 Share in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.33 % | — |
| 1991 | 55.41 % | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 56.2 % | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 55 % | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 54.5 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 53.12 % | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 52.6 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 51.91 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 51.26 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.57 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 51.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 50.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.86 % | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 47.22 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 46.42 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.67 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 44.76 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 43.97 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 44.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 43.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 49.53 % | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 49.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.56 % | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 47.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.06 % | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 40.78 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.88 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 39.24 % | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 41.01 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 28.67 % | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 28.55 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.25 % | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions Share 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 | -30.1% | 41.01 % | 28.67 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.79 % | 51.26 % | 56.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.41 % | 43.97 % | 51.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9 % | 39.24 % | 49.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.62 % | 28.25 % | 41.01 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 Rwanda 119.31 % compare
- 6 Mayotte 100 % compare
- 7 Central African Republic 99.09 % compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.28 % compare
- 9 Liberia 95.64 % compare
- 10 Madagascar 91.89 % compare
- 11 Chad 88.53 % compare
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 share in Africa?
- Afolu — emissions share in Africa was 28.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.33 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.25 % in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.