Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa
Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,239 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa is 4,239 kt, measured in 2050.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa peaked at 4,451 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,529 kt, in 1961.
That places Africa 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,529 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1,572 kt | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,596 kt | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1,643 kt | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 1,652 kt | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1,648 kt | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1,739 kt | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 1,784 kt | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 1,791 kt | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,793 kt | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1,815 kt | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1,863 kt | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1,813 kt | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,887 kt | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1,901 kt | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1,950 kt | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1,863 kt | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 1,857 kt | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,845 kt | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,852 kt | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,845 kt | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,892 kt | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,965 kt | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1,985 kt | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2,061 kt | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2,236 kt | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 2,312 kt | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2,350 kt | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 2,444 kt | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2,438 kt | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2,480 kt | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,473 kt | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,532 kt | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,626 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,489 kt | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 2,584 kt | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2,553 kt | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,571 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,469 kt | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 2,453 kt | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,456 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,571 kt | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2,834 kt | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 2,813 kt | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,968 kt | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 2,883 kt | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2,859 kt | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,089 kt | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 3,040 kt | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,325 kt | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 3,491 kt | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 3,630 kt | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3,743 kt | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3,831 kt | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,815 kt | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,927 kt | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4,171 kt | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4,158 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4,195 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,268 kt | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4,323 kt | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4,345 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4,451 kt | +2.4% |
| 2030 | 3,679 kt | -17.3% |
| 2050 | 4,239 kt | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,661 kt | 1,529 kt | 1,791 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,859 kt | 1,793 kt | 1,950 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,094 kt | 1,845 kt | 2,444 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,522 kt | 2,438 kt | 2,626 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,797 kt | 2,453 kt | 3,089 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,829 kt | 3,325 kt | 4,195 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,346 kt | 4,268 kt | 4,451 kt | 4 |
| 2030s | 3,679 kt | 3,679 kt | 3,679 kt | 1 |
| 2050s | 4,239 kt | 4,239 kt | 4,239 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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 burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa was 4,239 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,451 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,529 kt in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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