Electricity — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Electricity — Emissions was 0.1741 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 0.1741 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Africa peaked at 0.1741 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0517 kt, in 1993.
Africa ranks 15th of 30 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.
Electricity — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0533 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0539 kt | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.054 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0517 kt | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.065 kt | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0676 kt | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0703 kt | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0712 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0736 kt | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0785 kt | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0669 kt | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0748 kt | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0787 kt | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0885 kt | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0985 kt | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1085 kt | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1063 kt | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1133 kt | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1051 kt | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1085 kt | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.116 kt | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1271 kt | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1344 kt | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1338 kt | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1413 kt | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1557 kt | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1526 kt | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1508 kt | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.151 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1545 kt | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.162 kt | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.166 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1733 kt | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1741 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0639 kt | 0.0517 kt | 0.0785 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0949 kt | 0.0669 kt | 0.1133 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1417 kt | 0.116 kt | 0.1557 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1689 kt | 0.162 kt | 0.1741 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 12 France 0.0502 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0006 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0005 kt compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0447 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.0005 kt compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 0.0443 kt compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
- 15 Italy 0.0424 kt compare
- 16 Spain 0.0335 kt compare
- 17 Germany 0.0334 kt compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 0.0325 kt 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 electricity — emissions in Africa?
- Electricity — emissions in Africa was 0.1741 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 0.1741 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0517 kt in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for electricity — emissions?
- Africa ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 (N2O). 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.