Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 774,806 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 774,806 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Africa peaked at 1.33 million kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 774,753 kt, in 2022.
Africa ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.03 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.03 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.03 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million kt | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.32 million kt | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million kt | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 907,365 kt | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 907,754 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 903,531 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 902,276 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 901,606 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 774,757 kt | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 774,753 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 774,806 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million kt | 1.03 million kt | 1.04 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million kt | 1.03 million kt | 1.04 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million kt | 902,276 kt | 1.33 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 806,480 kt | 774,753 kt | 901,606 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 emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Africa?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Africa was 774,806 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 1.33 million kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 774,753 kt in 2022.
- 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 down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (CO2). 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