Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was 2.23 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Africa stood at 2.23 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 9.81 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.81 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Africa ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 9.81 % change on previous year | +280.6% |
| 1994 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1995 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 1999 | 3 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 3 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6 % change on previous year | +112.7% |
| 2013 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2014 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +55.4% |
| 2015 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2016 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 2018 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +280.6% | 2.58 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 5.04 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Chad 4.68 % change on previous year compare
- 5 South Sudan 4.19 % change on previous year compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 3.91 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 3.38 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Niger 3.35 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.31 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Africa?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Africa was 2.23 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.81 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Africa rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Domestic Wastewater — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.