Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa
Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 9,099 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 9,099 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa peaked at 9,099 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,266 kt, in 1990.
Africa ranks 9th 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 (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,266 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,333 kt | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3,412 kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3,700 kt | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 3,817 kt | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 3,927 kt | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 4,073 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 4,203 kt | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 4,339 kt | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 4,463 kt | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4,592 kt | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 4,730 kt | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4,892 kt | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5,040 kt | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 5,195 kt | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 5,425 kt | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 5,605 kt | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5,775 kt | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5,992 kt | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 6,216 kt | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 6,404 kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6,691 kt | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 7,132 kt | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 7,339 kt | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7,534 kt | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7,667 kt | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 7,799 kt | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8,020 kt | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 8,202 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8,360 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8,535 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 8,751 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8,908 kt | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 9,099 kt | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,853 kt | 3,266 kt | 4,463 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,346 kt | 4,592 kt | 6,216 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,515 kt | 6,404 kt | 8,360 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,823 kt | 8,535 kt | 9,099 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 Brazil 1,983 kt compare
- 7 Indonesia 1,970 kt compare
- 8 Japan 1,544 kt compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 357.51 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 286.67 kt compare
- 9 Pakistan 1,535 kt compare
- 10 Germany 1,249 kt compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 170.83 kt compare
- 11 Nigeria 1,207 kt compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 164.81 kt compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 86.09 kt compare
- 12 Mexico 1,196 kt compare
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) from n2o in Africa?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa was 9,099 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,099 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,266 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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