Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 27,506 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 27,506 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Africa peaked at 27,506 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,029 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 8th out of 32 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.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,029 kt | — |
| 1991 | 16,083 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16,311 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 16,290 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 16,547 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 16,805 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 17,106 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 17,623 kt | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 18,955 kt | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 18,793 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 18,457 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 17,792 kt | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 18,665 kt | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 19,815 kt | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 19,939 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 21,018 kt | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 20,644 kt | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 21,583 kt | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 22,251 kt | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 21,879 kt | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 23,104 kt | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 23,719 kt | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 24,041 kt | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24,032 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 24,086 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24,766 kt | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 25,536 kt | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 25,568 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 25,593 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26,181 kt | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 26,986 kt | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 27,008 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27,048 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27,506 kt | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,054 kt | 16,029 kt | 18,955 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,204 kt | 17,792 kt | 22,251 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,662 kt | 23,104 kt | 26,181 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,137 kt | 26,986 kt | 27,506 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 China, mainland 14,495 kt compare
- 6 Pakistan 6,175 kt compare
- 7 Indonesia 5,903 kt compare
- 8 Türkiye 978.38 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 5,512 kt compare
- 9 Australia 4,480 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 977.75 kt compare
- 10 Argentina 3,374 kt compare
- 11 Ethiopia 3,221 kt compare
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 emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Africa?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Africa was 27,506 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27,506 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,029 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf