Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 1,706 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,706 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,706 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,063 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.3k kt2002: 1.3k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.5k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.5k kt2014: 1.6k kt2015: 1.6k kt2016: 1.6k kt2017: 1.6k kt2018: 1.6k kt2019: 1.6k kt2020: 1.7k kt2021: 1.7k kt2022: 1.7k kt2023: 1.7k kt

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 1,706 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,706 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,063 kt, in 1990.

Eastern Africa ranks 22nd 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Eastern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,063 kt
1991 1,093 kt +2.8%
1992 1,116 kt +2.1%
1993 1,199 kt +7.5%
1994 1,217 kt +1.5%
1995 1,238 kt +1.8%
1996 1,258 kt +1.5%
1997 1,277 kt +1.5%
1998 1,293 kt +1.3%
1999 1,307 kt +1.1%
2000 1,321 kt +1.0%
2001 1,334 kt +1.0%
2002 1,348 kt +1.0%
2003 1,360 kt +0.9%
2004 1,370 kt +0.7%
2005 1,385 kt +1.1%
2006 1,400 kt +1.1%
2007 1,417 kt +1.2%
2008 1,437 kt +1.4%
2009 1,456 kt +1.3%
2010 1,474 kt +1.2%
2011 1,496 kt +1.5%
2012 1,529 kt +2.2%
2013 1,550 kt +1.4%
2014 1,563 kt +0.9%
2015 1,573 kt +0.6%
2016 1,586 kt +0.8%
2017 1,602 kt +1.0%
2018 1,619 kt +1.1%
2019 1,637 kt +1.1%
2020 1,654 kt +1.0%
2021 1,670 kt +1.0%
2022 1,688 kt +1.1%
2023 1,706 kt +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,206 kt 1,063 kt 1,307 kt 10
2000s 1,383 kt 1,321 kt 1,456 kt 10
2010s 1,563 kt 1,474 kt 1,637 kt 10
2020s 1,680 kt 1,654 kt 1,706 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 19 Philippines 376.57 kt compare
  2. 20 Saudi Arabia 371.4 kt compare
  3. 21 Peru 329.78 kt compare
  4. 22 Algeria 327.23 kt compare
  5. 23 South Africa 326.95 kt compare
  6. 24 Ukraine 314.16 kt compare
  7. 25 Ethiopia 298.72 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Eastern Africa?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Eastern Africa was 1,706 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,706 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,063 kt in 1990.
How does Eastern Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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