Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa
Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 177,037 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 177,037 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 177,037 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 113,329 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125,846 kt | 113,329 kt | 135,627 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,757 kt | 137,187 kt | 153,195 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 163,655 kt | 154,697 kt | 170,829 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,691 kt | 172,365 kt | 177,037 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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 waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Africa?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 177,037 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 177,037 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,329 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.