Electricity — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Electricity — Emissions was 16,880 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in Africa is 16,880 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Africa peaked at 16,880 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,936 kt, in 1990.
Africa ranks 14th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,712 kt | 5,936 kt | 9,583 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,353 kt | 7,517 kt | 12,333 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,223 kt | 11,648 kt | 15,957 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,523 kt | 16,096 kt | 16,880 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 11 Uzbekistan 3,966 kt compare
- 12 Egypt 3,879 kt compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 3,761 kt compare
- 14 Viet Nam 3,440 kt compare
- 15 Pakistan 3,361 kt compare
- 16 Germany 3,160 kt compare
- 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,091 kt compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 56,867 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 662,630 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -127,257 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 3,188 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 681,210 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 665,818 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 553,953 kt (2025)
- Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 786,147 ha (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.54 kt (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 39,499 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Africa?
- Electricity — emissions in Africa was 16,880 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,880 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,936 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for electricity — emissions?
- Africa ranks 14th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.