Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 41,713 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41,713 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
41,713 kt
in 2023
All-time low
24,322 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Africa, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 24.3k kt1991: 25.4k kt1992: 26.3k kt1993: 27.1k kt1994: 27.9k kt1995: 28.8k kt1996: 29.6k kt1997: 30.3k kt1998: 30.8k kt1999: 31.4k kt2000: 32.0k kt2001: 32.5k kt2002: 33.0k kt2003: 33.4k kt2004: 33.8k kt2005: 34.4k kt2006: 34.7k kt2007: 35.2k kt2008: 36.0k kt2009: 36.5k kt2010: 36.6k kt2011: 37.5k kt2012: 38.9k kt2013: 39.3k kt2014: 39.0k kt2015: 39.3k kt2016: 39.6k kt2017: 40.0k kt2018: 40.3k kt2019: 40.6k kt2020: 40.9k kt2021: 41.2k kt2022: 41.4k kt2023: 41.7k kt

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 41,713 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) 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 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa peaked at 41,713 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,322 kt, in 1990.

That places Northern Africa 23rd out of 32 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 (CO2eq) in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 24,322 kt
1991 25,352 kt +4.2%
1992 26,268 kt +3.6%
1993 27,115 kt +3.2%
1994 27,940 kt +3.0%
1995 28,793 kt +3.1%
1996 29,604 kt +2.8%
1997 30,319 kt +2.4%
1998 30,832 kt +1.7%
1999 31,436 kt +2.0%
2000 31,986 kt +1.7%
2001 32,525 kt +1.7%
2002 33,049 kt +1.6%
2003 33,420 kt +1.1%
2004 33,842 kt +1.3%
2005 34,351 kt +1.5%
2006 34,715 kt +1.1%
2007 35,206 kt +1.4%
2008 35,971 kt +2.2%
2009 36,495 kt +1.5%
2010 36,583 kt +0.2%
2011 37,453 kt +2.4%
2012 38,886 kt +3.8%
2013 39,277 kt +1.0%
2014 39,006 kt -0.7%
2015 39,309 kt +0.8%
2016 39,611 kt +0.8%
2017 39,963 kt +0.9%
2018 40,307 kt +0.9%
2019 40,606 kt +0.7%
2020 40,880 kt +0.7%
2021 41,163 kt +0.7%
2022 41,446 kt +0.7%
2023 41,713 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,198 kt 24,322 kt 31,436 kt 10
2000s 34,156 kt 31,986 kt 36,495 kt 10
2010s 39,100 kt 36,583 kt 40,606 kt 10
2020s 41,301 kt 40,880 kt 41,713 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 20 Poland 11,678 kt compare
  2. 20 Micronesia 21.38 kt compare
  3. 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4.92 kt compare
  4. 21 Saudi Arabia 10,837 kt compare
  5. 22 South Africa 9,656 kt compare
  6. 22 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0137 kt compare
  7. 23 Algeria 9,594 kt compare
  8. 24 Peru 9,501 kt compare
  9. 25 Ukraine 9,294 kt compare
  10. 26 Ethiopia 9,272 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa was 41,713 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 41,713 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 24,322 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,027 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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