Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 20.32 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 20.32 % for energy — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa peaked at 20.32 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.09 %, in 1990.
Eastern Africa ranks 32nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.32 % | 10.09 % | 12.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.04 % | 12.53 % | 13.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.66 % | 13.33 % | 15.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.73 % | 15.11 % | 20.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 29 Malta 86.38 % compare
- 30 Bahamas 86.05 % compare
- 31 China, mainland 85.76 % compare
- 32 China 85.72 % compare
- 33 Qatar 85.69 % compare
- 34 Luxembourg 85.28 % compare
- 35 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 85.25 % compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa?
- Energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa was 20.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.32 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 % in 1990.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for energy — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.