Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,396 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,396 kt
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,396 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,085 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern Africa, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200620231990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.1k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.5k kt2004: 1.5k kt2005: 1.5k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.6k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.7k kt2010: 1.8k kt2011: 1.9k kt2012: 2.1k kt2013: 2.2k kt2014: 2.1k kt2015: 2.1k kt2016: 2.1k kt2017: 2.2k kt2018: 2.2k kt2019: 2.3k kt2020: 2.3k kt2021: 2.3k kt2022: 2.4k kt2023: 2.4k kt

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 2,396 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern Africa peaked at 2,396 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,085 kt, in 1990.

Northern Africa ranks 23rd 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 Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Northern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,085 kt
1991 1,107 kt +2.0%
1992 1,121 kt +1.3%
1993 1,131 kt +0.9%
1994 1,175 kt +3.9%
1995 1,198 kt +1.9%
1996 1,253 kt +4.6%
1997 1,284 kt +2.5%
1998 1,307 kt +1.8%
1999 1,341 kt +2.6%
2000 1,360 kt +1.4%
2001 1,397 kt +2.7%
2002 1,439 kt +3.0%
2003 1,460 kt +1.5%
2004 1,471 kt +0.8%
2005 1,518 kt +3.2%
2006 1,560 kt +2.7%
2007 1,599 kt +2.5%
2008 1,663 kt +4.0%
2009 1,716 kt +3.2%
2010 1,751 kt +2.1%
2011 1,852 kt +5.7%
2012 2,093 kt +13.0%
2013 2,150 kt +2.7%
2014 2,082 kt -3.2%
2015 2,113 kt +1.5%
2016 2,132 kt +0.9%
2017 2,185 kt +2.5%
2018 2,237 kt +2.4%
2019 2,263 kt +1.1%
2020 2,281 kt +0.8%
2021 2,338 kt +2.5%
2022 2,365 kt +1.1%
2023 2,396 kt +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,200 kt 1,085 kt 1,341 kt 10
2000s 1,518 kt 1,360 kt 1,716 kt 10
2010s 2,086 kt 1,751 kt 2,263 kt 10
2020s 2,345 kt 2,281 kt 2,396 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.7725 kt compare
  2. 20 Spain 720.77 kt compare
  3. 21 Republic of Korea 659.4 kt compare
  4. 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0011 kt compare
  5. 22 Poland 618.35 kt compare
  6. 23 Canada 562.19 kt compare
  7. 24 Argentina 515.9 kt compare
  8. 25 South Africa 501.68 kt compare
  9. 26 Ukraine 464.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern Africa?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern Africa was 2,396 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,396 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,085 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,537 data points, 1990–2023
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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