Agrifood systems — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 960,058 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
960,058 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.48 million kt
in 2015
All-time low
955,176 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200620231990: 1.1M kt1991: 1.1M kt1992: 1.1M kt1993: 1.1M kt1994: 1.1M kt1995: 1.1M kt1996: 1.1M kt1997: 1.1M kt1998: 1.1M kt1999: 1.1M kt2000: 1.1M kt2001: 1.1M kt2002: 1.1M kt2003: 1.1M kt2004: 1.1M kt2005: 1.1M kt2006: 1.1M kt2007: 1.1M kt2008: 1.1M kt2009: 1.1M kt2010: 1.2M kt2011: 1.4M kt2012: 1.5M kt2013: 1.5M kt2014: 1.5M kt2015: 1.5M kt2016: 1.1M kt2017: 1.1M kt2018: 1.1M kt2019: 1.1M kt2020: 1.1M kt2021: 955.2k kt2022: 959.1k kt2023: 960.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in Africa stood at 960,058 kt.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Africa peaked at 1.48 million kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 955,176 kt, in 2021.

Africa ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.06 million kt
1991 1.07 million kt +0.4%
1992 1.07 million kt +0.1%
1993 1.07 million kt +0.3%
1994 1.08 million kt +0.5%
1995 1.08 million kt +0.5%
1996 1.09 million kt +0.2%
1997 1.09 million kt +0.3%
1998 1.10 million kt +0.8%
1999 1.10 million kt +0.4%
2000 1.10 million kt -0.1%
2001 1.10 million kt -0.4%
2002 1.10 million kt +0.2%
2003 1.10 million kt +0.4%
2004 1.11 million kt +1.0%
2005 1.13 million kt +1.1%
2006 1.13 million kt +0.6%
2007 1.14 million kt +0.7%
2008 1.14 million kt +0.1%
2009 1.15 million kt +0.6%
2010 1.16 million kt +0.8%
2011 1.44 million kt +24.5%
2012 1.46 million kt +0.9%
2013 1.46 million kt +0.6%
2014 1.48 million kt +0.8%
2015 1.48 million kt +0.1%
2016 1.07 million kt -27.9%
2017 1.07 million kt +0.5%
2018 1.08 million kt +0.5%
2019 1.08 million kt +0.1%
2020 1.07 million kt -0.4%
2021 955,176 kt -11.0%
2022 959,143 kt +0.4%
2023 960,058 kt +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.08 million kt 1.06 million kt 1.10 million kt 10
2000s 1.12 million kt 1.10 million kt 1.15 million kt 10
2010s 1.28 million kt 1.07 million kt 1.48 million kt 10
2020s 987,002 kt 955,176 kt 1.07 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 8 Canada 210,589 kt compare
  2. 9 Peru 137,545 kt compare
  3. 10 Japan 120,149 kt compare
  4. 11 Malaysia 120,010 kt compare
  5. 12 Thailand 118,212 kt compare
  6. 13 Germany 111,038 kt compare
  7. 14 Argentina 92,203 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Africa?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Africa was 960,058 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million kt in 2015.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 955,176 kt in 2021.
How does Africa rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Africa ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2)
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