Energy — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Energy — Emissions was 1,523 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 1,523 kt for energy — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 1,744 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 404.09 kt, in 1961.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 404.09 kt | — |
| 1962 | 417.44 kt | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 432.81 kt | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 459.2 kt | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 492.66 kt | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 490.15 kt | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 509.57 kt | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 532.99 kt | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 547.4 kt | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 573.7 kt | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 568.59 kt | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 564.94 kt | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 592.15 kt | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 618.74 kt | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 646.22 kt | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 692 kt | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 744.28 kt | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 799.93 kt | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 882.31 kt | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 951.5 kt | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 1,033 kt | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 1,096 kt | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 1,135 kt | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1,255 kt | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 1,327 kt | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1,339 kt | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,349 kt | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,391 kt | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1,372 kt | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,373 kt | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,382 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,344 kt | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1,424 kt | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1,457 kt | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,498 kt | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,495 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,590 kt | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 1,612 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1,596 kt | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,558 kt | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,547 kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,509 kt | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,618 kt | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1,652 kt | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,653 kt | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,644 kt | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,663 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,717 kt | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,695 kt | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,685 kt | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,668 kt | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,729 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1,710 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,744 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,721 kt | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,688 kt | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,721 kt | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,696 kt | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,686 kt | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,625 kt | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1,520 kt | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,532 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,523 kt | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 476.26 kt | 404.09 kt | 547.4 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 668.29 kt | 564.94 kt | 882.31 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,225 kt | 951.5 kt | 1,391 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,477 kt | 1,344 kt | 1,612 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,626 kt | 1,509 kt | 1,717 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,705 kt | 1,668 kt | 1,744 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,550 kt | 1,520 kt | 1,625 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions in Southern Africa?
- Energy — emissions in Southern Africa was 1,523 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,744 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 404.09 kt in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for energy — emissions?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — 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