Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa
Africa: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1.97 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Africa stood at 1.97 million kt.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 2.42 million kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million kt, in 1990.
Africa ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.75 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.75 million kt | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.76 million kt | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.76 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.78 million kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.79 million kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.78 million kt | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.79 million kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.85 million kt | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.85 million kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.83 million kt | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million kt | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million kt | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.99 million kt | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.96 million kt | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.00 million kt | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.02 million kt | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million kt | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.38 million kt | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 2.39 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.39 million kt | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.39 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.42 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.04 million kt | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 2.04 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.03 million kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million kt | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million kt | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.96 million kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.97 million kt | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 million kt | 1.75 million kt | 1.85 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million kt | 1.82 million kt | 2.03 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million kt | 2.03 million kt | 2.42 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.00 million kt | 1.96 million kt | 2.09 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 China, mainland 951,492 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 143,220 kt compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 106,828 kt compare
- 6 Indonesia 658,210 kt compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 273,534 kt compare
- 8 Pakistan 236,940 kt compare
- 8 Viet Nam 87,953 kt compare
- 9 Australia 228,616 kt compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 87,282 kt compare
- 10 Canada 220,804 kt compare
- 10 Türkiye 72,596 kt compare
- 11 Argentina 209,950 kt compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 70,480 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 (co2eq) in Africa?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 1.97 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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