Agrifood systems — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 1,666 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions in Africa is 1,666 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Africa peaked at 1,684 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,015 kt, in 1996.
Africa ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,046 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,051 kt | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,060 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,066 kt | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,075 kt | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,089 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,015 kt | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1,026 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,103 kt | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 1,088 kt | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,088 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,139 kt | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1,209 kt | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1,298 kt | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1,303 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,380 kt | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1,336 kt | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,384 kt | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,423 kt | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,390 kt | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,483 kt | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,522 kt | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,523 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,512 kt | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,503 kt | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,542 kt | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,599 kt | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,611 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,591 kt | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,621 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,684 kt | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,676 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,657 kt | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,666 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,062 kt | 1,015 kt | 1,103 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,295 kt | 1,088 kt | 1,423 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,551 kt | 1,483 kt | 1,621 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,670 kt | 1,657 kt | 1,684 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 China, mainland 1,313 kt compare
- 4 India 870.83 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 683.55 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 387.51 kt compare
- 7 Australia 342.64 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 247.96 kt compare
- 9 Pakistan 237.2 kt compare
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 agrifood systems — emissions in Africa?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in Africa was 1,666 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 1,684 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,015 kt in 1996.
- How does Africa rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 (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