All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in Africa

Africa: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions was 49,625 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
49,625 kt
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
49,625 kt
in 2023
All-time low
31,413 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200620231990: 31.4k kt1991: 31.8k kt1992: 32.3k kt1993: 32.7k kt1994: 34.8k kt1995: 36.8k kt1996: 39.3k kt1997: 38.5k kt1998: 38.6k kt1999: 38.4k kt2000: 39.8k kt2001: 39.2k kt2002: 38.2k kt2003: 40.4k kt2004: 40.7k kt2005: 41.5k kt2006: 40.8k kt2007: 40.9k kt2008: 41.8k kt2009: 41.2k kt2010: 42.8k kt2011: 43.1k kt2012: 44.7k kt2013: 44.4k kt2014: 44.7k kt2015: 45.4k kt2016: 45.7k kt2017: 46.4k kt2018: 47.1k kt2019: 48.1k kt2020: 47.7k kt2021: 48.3k kt2022: 48.5k kt2023: 49.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in Africa stood at 49,625 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in Africa peaked at 49,625 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,413 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 31,413 kt
1991 31,840 kt +1.4%
1992 32,295 kt +1.4%
1993 32,699 kt +1.3%
1994 34,816 kt +6.5%
1995 36,757 kt +5.6%
1996 39,310 kt +6.9%
1997 38,508 kt -2.0%
1998 38,624 kt +0.3%
1999 38,441 kt -0.5%
2000 39,828 kt +3.6%
2001 39,232 kt -1.5%
2002 38,203 kt -2.6%
2003 40,368 kt +5.7%
2004 40,675 kt +0.8%
2005 41,477 kt +2.0%
2006 40,759 kt -1.7%
2007 40,874 kt +0.3%
2008 41,799 kt +2.3%
2009 41,233 kt -1.4%
2010 42,834 kt +3.9%
2011 43,092 kt +0.6%
2012 44,653 kt +3.6%
2013 44,358 kt -0.7%
2014 44,704 kt +0.8%
2015 45,385 kt +1.5%
2016 45,685 kt +0.7%
2017 46,370 kt +1.5%
2018 47,142 kt +1.7%
2019 48,115 kt +2.1%
2020 47,694 kt -0.9%
2021 48,292 kt +1.3%
2022 48,528 kt +0.5%
2023 49,625 kt +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,470 kt 31,413 kt 39,310 kt 10
2000s 40,445 kt 38,203 kt 41,799 kt 10
2010s 45,234 kt 42,834 kt 48,115 kt 10
2020s 48,535 kt 47,694 kt 49,625 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 India 30,703 kt compare
  2. 5 Brazil 20,556 kt compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 15,884 kt compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 14,153 kt compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 8,028 kt compare
  6. 9 Australia and New Zealand 7,837 kt compare
  7. 10 Nigeria 7,141 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions in Africa?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions in Africa was 49,625 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 49,625 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 31,413 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions?
Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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