Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 3.32 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa stood at 3.32 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.32 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.64 %, in 1992.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 34 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 | 1.78 % | 1.64 % | 1.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 % | 1.89 % | 2.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 % | 2.04 % | 2.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 % | 2.52 % | 3.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa?
- Emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa was 3.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 % in 1992.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.