Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa

Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1.91 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.91 million kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
14th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.93 million kt
in 2019
All-time low
350,193 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1961–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Africa recorded 1.91 million kt for energy — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 1.93 million kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 350,193 kt, in 1961.

Africa ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 350,193 kt
1962 353,330 kt +0.9%
1963 379,735 kt +7.5%
1964 389,666 kt +2.6%
1965 445,029 kt +14.2%
1966 531,702 kt +19.5%
1967 550,217 kt +3.5%
1968 516,096 kt -6.2%
1969 620,079 kt +20.1%
1970 633,680 kt +2.2%
1971 662,615 kt +4.6%
1972 696,917 kt +5.2%
1973 750,530 kt +7.7%
1974 760,806 kt +1.4%
1975 724,933 kt -4.7%
1976 801,652 kt +10.6%
1977 834,124 kt +4.1%
1978 855,305 kt +2.5%
1979 926,011 kt +8.3%
1980 944,800 kt +2.0%
1981 891,748 kt -5.6%
1982 924,575 kt +3.7%
1983 964,332 kt +4.3%
1984 1.05 million kt +8.5%
1985 1.08 million kt +3.7%
1986 1.11 million kt +2.7%
1987 1.10 million kt -0.8%
1988 1.15 million kt +4.6%
1989 1.18 million kt +2.4%
1990 1.18 million kt -0.3%
1991 1.22 million kt +3.2%
1992 1.19 million kt -1.9%
1993 1.24 million kt +4.1%
1994 1.31 million kt +5.3%
1995 1.40 million kt +7.0%
1996 1.48 million kt +5.6%
1997 1.47 million kt -0.6%
1998 1.47 million kt +0.2%
1999 1.45 million kt -1.6%
2000 1.50 million kt +3.3%
2001 1.45 million kt -3.5%
2002 1.39 million kt -4.0%
2003 1.51 million kt +8.7%
2004 1.57 million kt +4.2%
2005 1.60 million kt +2.0%
2006 1.62 million kt +0.8%
2007 1.63 million kt +0.8%
2008 1.68 million kt +3.0%
2009 1.65 million kt -1.8%
2010 1.69 million kt +2.6%
2011 1.70 million kt +0.7%
2012 1.73 million kt +1.5%
2013 1.73 million kt +0.2%
2014 1.81 million kt +4.3%
2015 1.78 million kt -1.5%
2016 1.80 million kt +1.1%
2017 1.83 million kt +1.5%
2018 1.82 million kt -0.4%
2019 1.93 million kt +6.0%
2020 1.78 million kt -7.7%
2021 1.88 million kt +5.5%
2022 1.88 million kt +0.3%
2023 1.91 million kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 459,561 kt 350,193 kt 620,079 kt 9
1970s 764,657 kt 633,680 kt 926,011 kt 10
1980s 1.04 million kt 891,748 kt 1.18 million kt 10
1990s 1.34 million kt 1.18 million kt 1.48 million kt 10
2000s 1.56 million kt 1.39 million kt 1.68 million kt 10
2010s 1.78 million kt 1.69 million kt 1.93 million kt 10
2020s 1.86 million kt 1.78 million kt 1.91 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 11 Republic of Korea 584,224 kt compare
  2. 12 Germany 567,432 kt compare
  3. 13 Mexico 499,879 kt compare
  4. 14 South Africa 469,910 kt compare
  5. 15 Brazil 469,206 kt compare
  6. 16 Australia and New Zealand 449,665 kt compare
  7. 17 Australia 416,200 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) in Africa?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 1.91 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.93 million kt in 2019.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 350,193 kt in 1961.
How does Africa rank for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Africa ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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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