Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Africa
Africa: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 914.18 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in Africa is 914.18 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Africa peaked at 914.18 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 241.07 kt, in 1961.
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 rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 241.07 kt | — |
| 1962 | 245.12 kt | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 250.14 kt | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 257.03 kt | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 265.33 kt | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 268.26 kt | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 278.94 kt | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 287.05 kt | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 294.28 kt | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 300.23 kt | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 306.45 kt | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 308.87 kt | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 309.01 kt | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 312.57 kt | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 320.91 kt | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 326.11 kt | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 333.12 kt | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 344.26 kt | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 353.26 kt | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 362.47 kt | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 369.2 kt | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 375.62 kt | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 376.84 kt | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 373.01 kt | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 382.63 kt | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 392.13 kt | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 391.75 kt | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 404 kt | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 414.57 kt | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 423.77 kt | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 426.54 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 433.04 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 436.78 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 442.92 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 452.86 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 468.13 kt | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 477.43 kt | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 493.95 kt | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 511.01 kt | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 515.76 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 528.71 kt | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 545.6 kt | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 559.33 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 574.99 kt | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 590.91 kt | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 604.24 kt | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 628.09 kt | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 648.34 kt | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 661.67 kt | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 683.21 kt | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 694.54 kt | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 719.29 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 737.39 kt | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 754.9 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 769.5 kt | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 793.17 kt | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 813.19 kt | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 829.49 kt | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 851.65 kt | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 886.74 kt | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 882.39 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 887.4 kt | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 914.18 kt | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265.25 kt | 241.07 kt | 294.28 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 321.48 kt | 300.23 kt | 353.26 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 384.22 kt | 362.47 kt | 414.57 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 456.64 kt | 423.77 kt | 511.01 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 585.76 kt | 515.76 kt | 661.67 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 764.63 kt | 683.21 kt | 851.65 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 892.68 kt | 882.39 kt | 914.18 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Africa?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Africa was 914.18 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 914.18 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 241.07 kt in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). 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