All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in Africa

Africa: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions was 1,778 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,778 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,778 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,035 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.0k kt1991: 1.0k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.1k kt1994: 1.1k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.1k kt1998: 1.2k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.3k kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.3k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.4k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.5k kt2014: 1.5k kt2015: 1.6k kt2016: 1.6k kt2017: 1.6k kt2018: 1.7k kt2019: 1.7k kt2020: 1.7k kt2021: 1.8k kt2022: 1.8k kt2023: 1.8k 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 1,778 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in Africa peaked at 1,778 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,035 kt, in 1990.

That places Africa 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,035 kt
1991 1,038 kt +0.3%
1992 1,062 kt +2.3%
1993 1,071 kt +0.8%
1994 1,080 kt +0.9%
1995 1,098 kt +1.7%
1996 1,139 kt +3.7%
1997 1,116 kt -2.0%
1998 1,204 kt +7.9%
1999 1,195 kt -0.8%
2000 1,219 kt +2.1%
2001 1,191 kt -2.3%
2002 1,239 kt +4.0%
2003 1,287 kt +3.9%
2004 1,301 kt +1.1%
2005 1,368 kt +5.2%
2006 1,339 kt -2.1%
2007 1,396 kt +4.2%
2008 1,430 kt +2.4%
2009 1,415 kt -1.0%
2010 1,484 kt +4.9%
2011 1,521 kt +2.5%
2012 1,529 kt +0.5%
2013 1,543 kt +0.9%
2014 1,544 kt +0.1%
2015 1,576 kt +2.1%
2016 1,630 kt +3.5%
2017 1,638 kt +0.5%
2018 1,654 kt +1.0%
2019 1,668 kt +0.8%
2020 1,740 kt +4.3%
2021 1,752 kt +0.7%
2022 1,753 kt +0.1%
2023 1,778 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,104 kt 1,035 kt 1,204 kt 10
2000s 1,318 kt 1,191 kt 1,430 kt 10
2010s 1,579 kt 1,484 kt 1,668 kt 10
2020s 1,756 kt 1,740 kt 1,778 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 India 1,126 kt compare
  2. 5 Brazil 719.43 kt compare
  3. 6 Australia and New Zealand 426.29 kt compare
  4. 7 Australia 379.56 kt compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 304.25 kt compare
  6. 9 Indonesia 263.25 kt compare
  7. 10 Pakistan 257.94 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 1,778 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 1,778 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,035 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 15.2%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O)
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