Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 1,621 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 1,621 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Africa peaked at 1,642 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 995.05 kt, in 1996.
Africa ranks 6th 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 in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,031 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,035 kt | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,043 kt | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1,048 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,057 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,070 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 995.05 kt | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 1,006 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,082 kt | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 1,066 kt | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1,066 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,116 kt | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1,182 kt | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1,270 kt | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1,274 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,354 kt | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1,308 kt | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,356 kt | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,394 kt | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,360 kt | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,450 kt | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,489 kt | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,488 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,478 kt | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,465 kt | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,506 kt | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,560 kt | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,573 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,552 kt | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,580 kt | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,642 kt | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,633 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,613 kt | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,621 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,043 kt | 995.05 kt | 1,082 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,268 kt | 1,066 kt | 1,394 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,514 kt | 1,450 kt | 1,580 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,627 kt | 1,613 kt | 1,642 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 China, mainland 1,134 kt compare
- 4 India 835.51 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 108.67 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 670.94 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 98.49 kt compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 84.31 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 384.18 kt compare
- 7 Australia 339.73 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 76.92 kt compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 67.18 kt compare
- 8 Pakistan 228.88 kt compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 50.36 kt compare
- 9 Indonesia 214.73 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 1,621 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 1,642 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 995.05 kt in 1996.
- How does Africa rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
- Africa ranks 6th 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 9.7%. 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 (N2O). 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