Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 33.06 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 33.06 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Africa peaked at 33.06 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.19 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 5th out of 38 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.41 kt | 11.19 kt | 15.7 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.88 kt | 16.13 kt | 21.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 kt | 22.77 kt | 30.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.03 kt | 31 kt | 33.06 kt | 4 |
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 domestic wastewater — emissions in Africa?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Africa was 33.06 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.06 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.19 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.