Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 39,317 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39,317 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
39,317 kt
in 2023
All-time low
23,237 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern Africa, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 23.2k kt1991: 24.2k kt1992: 25.1k kt1993: 26.0k kt1994: 26.8k kt1995: 27.6k kt1996: 28.4k kt1997: 29.0k kt1998: 29.5k kt1999: 30.1k kt2000: 30.6k kt2001: 31.1k kt2002: 31.6k kt2003: 32.0k kt2004: 32.4k kt2005: 32.8k kt2006: 33.2k kt2007: 33.6k kt2008: 34.3k kt2009: 34.8k kt2010: 34.8k kt2011: 35.6k kt2012: 36.8k kt2013: 37.1k kt2014: 36.9k kt2015: 37.2k kt2016: 37.5k kt2017: 37.8k kt2018: 38.1k kt2019: 38.3k kt2020: 38.6k kt2021: 38.8k kt2022: 39.1k kt2023: 39.3k kt

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 39,317 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern Africa peaked at 39,317 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,237 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) from CH4 in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Northern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 23,237 kt
1991 24,245 kt +4.3%
1992 25,147 kt +3.7%
1993 25,984 kt +3.3%
1994 26,765 kt +3.0%
1995 27,595 kt +3.1%
1996 28,351 kt +2.7%
1997 29,035 kt +2.4%
1998 29,525 kt +1.7%
1999 30,095 kt +1.9%
2000 30,626 kt +1.8%
2001 31,128 kt +1.6%
2002 31,610 kt +1.5%
2003 31,960 kt +1.1%
2004 32,371 kt +1.3%
2005 32,833 kt +1.4%
2006 33,155 kt +1.0%
2007 33,607 kt +1.4%
2008 34,308 kt +2.1%
2009 34,779 kt +1.4%
2010 34,832 kt +0.2%
2011 35,600 kt +2.2%
2012 36,793 kt +3.4%
2013 37,127 kt +0.9%
2014 36,924 kt -0.5%
2015 37,196 kt +0.7%
2016 37,480 kt +0.8%
2017 37,778 kt +0.8%
2018 38,070 kt +0.8%
2019 38,344 kt +0.7%
2020 38,599 kt +0.7%
2021 38,825 kt +0.6%
2022 39,082 kt +0.7%
2023 39,317 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,998 kt 23,237 kt 30,095 kt 10
2000s 32,638 kt 30,626 kt 34,779 kt 10
2010s 37,014 kt 34,832 kt 38,344 kt 10
2020s 38,956 kt 38,599 kt 39,317 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 20 Saudi Arabia 10,399 kt compare
  2. 20 Micronesia 19.06 kt compare
  3. 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4.15 kt compare
  4. 21 Peru 9,234 kt compare
  5. 22 Algeria 9,162 kt compare
  6. 22 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0127 kt compare
  7. 23 South Africa 9,155 kt compare
  8. 24 Ukraine 8,797 kt compare
  9. 25 Ethiopia 8,364 kt compare
  10. 26 Myanmar 7,258 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern Africa?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern Africa was 39,317 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 39,317 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 23,237 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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
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