Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 1,404 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,404 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
22nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
1,404 kt
in 2023
All-time low
829.89 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 829.9 kt1991: 865.9 kt1992: 898.1 kt1993: 928 kt1994: 955.9 kt1995: 985.5 kt1996: 1.0k kt1997: 1.0k kt1998: 1.1k kt1999: 1.1k kt2000: 1.1k kt2001: 1.1k kt2002: 1.1k kt2003: 1.1k kt2004: 1.2k kt2005: 1.2k kt2006: 1.2k kt2007: 1.2k kt2008: 1.2k kt2009: 1.2k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.3k kt2013: 1.3k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.3k kt2018: 1.4k kt2019: 1.4k kt2020: 1.4k kt2021: 1.4k kt2022: 1.4k kt2023: 1.4k kt

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 1,404 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Northern Africa peaked at 1,404 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 829.89 kt, in 1990.

That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Northern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 829.89 kt
1991 865.89 kt +4.3%
1992 898.09 kt +3.7%
1993 927.98 kt +3.3%
1994 955.9 kt +3.0%
1995 985.53 kt +3.1%
1996 1,013 kt +2.7%
1997 1,037 kt +2.4%
1998 1,054 kt +1.7%
1999 1,075 kt +1.9%
2000 1,094 kt +1.8%
2001 1,112 kt +1.6%
2002 1,129 kt +1.5%
2003 1,141 kt +1.1%
2004 1,156 kt +1.3%
2005 1,173 kt +1.4%
2006 1,184 kt +1.0%
2007 1,200 kt +1.4%
2008 1,225 kt +2.1%
2009 1,242 kt +1.4%
2010 1,244 kt +0.2%
2011 1,271 kt +2.2%
2012 1,314 kt +3.4%
2013 1,326 kt +0.9%
2014 1,319 kt -0.5%
2015 1,328 kt +0.7%
2016 1,339 kt +0.8%
2017 1,349 kt +0.8%
2018 1,360 kt +0.8%
2019 1,369 kt +0.7%
2020 1,379 kt +0.7%
2021 1,387 kt +0.6%
2022 1,396 kt +0.7%
2023 1,404 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 964.21 kt 829.89 kt 1,075 kt 10
2000s 1,166 kt 1,094 kt 1,242 kt 10
2010s 1,322 kt 1,244 kt 1,369 kt 10
2020s 1,391 kt 1,379 kt 1,404 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern 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 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Northern Africa?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Northern Africa was 1,404 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,404 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 829.89 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.