Agrifood systems — Emissions in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 5,885 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,885 kt
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
3rd
of 22 regions
All-time high
5,959 kt
in 2022
All-time low
3,866 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Middle Africa, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 3.9k kt1991: 3.9k kt1992: 4.0k kt1993: 4.0k kt1994: 4.0k kt1995: 4.0k kt1996: 4.0k kt1997: 4.2k kt1998: 4.7k kt1999: 4.3k kt2000: 4.2k kt2001: 3.9k kt2002: 4.1k kt2003: 4.8k kt2004: 4.7k kt2005: 4.9k kt2006: 4.8k kt2007: 4.8k kt2008: 4.9k kt2009: 4.7k kt2010: 5.1k kt2011: 5.3k kt2012: 5.2k kt2013: 5.3k kt2014: 5.2k kt2015: 5.4k kt2016: 5.7k kt2017: 5.7k kt2018: 5.5k kt2019: 5.8k kt2020: 5.9k kt2021: 5.9k kt2022: 6.0k kt2023: 5.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in Middle Africa stood at 5,885 kt.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Middle Africa peaked at 5,959 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,866 kt, in 2001.

That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 22 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,889 kt
1991 3,920 kt +0.8%
1992 3,955 kt +0.9%
1993 3,977 kt +0.5%
1994 4,008 kt +0.8%
1995 4,032 kt +0.6%
1996 3,987 kt -1.1%
1997 4,226 kt +6.0%
1998 4,703 kt +11.3%
1999 4,340 kt -7.7%
2000 4,221 kt -2.7%
2001 3,866 kt -8.4%
2002 4,121 kt +6.6%
2003 4,781 kt +16.0%
2004 4,678 kt -2.2%
2005 4,949 kt +5.8%
2006 4,818 kt -2.6%
2007 4,832 kt +0.3%
2008 4,910 kt +1.6%
2009 4,710 kt -4.1%
2010 5,148 kt +9.3%
2011 5,304 kt +3.0%
2012 5,228 kt -1.4%
2013 5,261 kt +0.6%
2014 5,151 kt -2.1%
2015 5,386 kt +4.6%
2016 5,667 kt +5.2%
2017 5,723 kt +1.0%
2018 5,517 kt -3.6%
2019 5,821 kt +5.5%
2020 5,861 kt +0.7%
2021 5,911 kt +0.9%
2022 5,959 kt +0.8%
2023 5,885 kt -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,104 kt 3,889 kt 4,703 kt 10
2000s 4,589 kt 3,866 kt 4,949 kt 10
2010s 5,421 kt 5,148 kt 5,821 kt 10
2020s 5,904 kt 5,861 kt 5,959 kt 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 OECD 37,655 kt compare
  2. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  3. 3 China 25,287 kt compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 17,808 kt compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 8,524 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Middle Africa?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Middle Africa was 5,885 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 5,959 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3,866 kt in 2001.
How does Middle Africa rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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