Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 28,747 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28,747 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
29th
of 33 groups
All-time high
31,476 kt
in 2018
All-time low
11,021 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 11.5k kt1991: 11.7k kt1992: 11.0k kt1993: 11.4k kt1994: 12.4k kt1995: 13.8k kt1996: 14.3k kt1997: 14.8k kt1998: 15.7k kt1999: 15.3k kt2000: 15.4k kt2001: 16.7k kt2002: 16.0k kt2003: 17.5k kt2004: 19.5k kt2005: 21.8k kt2006: 22.5k kt2007: 24.0k kt2008: 26.2k kt2009: 25.9k kt2010: 28.3k kt2011: 25.3k kt2012: 26.6k kt2013: 28.2k kt2014: 29.0k kt2015: 29.1k kt2016: 29.1k kt2017: 28.7k kt2018: 31.5k kt2019: 30.6k kt2020: 29.3k kt2021: 29.4k kt2022: 28.4k kt2023: 28.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Southern Africa stood at 28,747 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 31,476 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,021 kt, in 1992.

That places Southern Africa 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2) in Southern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 11,454 kt
1991 11,683 kt +2.0%
1992 11,021 kt -5.7%
1993 11,366 kt +3.1%
1994 12,408 kt +9.2%
1995 13,774 kt +11.0%
1996 14,281 kt +3.7%
1997 14,824 kt +3.8%
1998 15,745 kt +6.2%
1999 15,315 kt -2.7%
2000 15,382 kt +0.4%
2001 16,675 kt +8.4%
2002 16,048 kt -3.8%
2003 17,465 kt +8.8%
2004 19,541 kt +11.9%
2005 21,834 kt +11.7%
2006 22,539 kt +3.2%
2007 23,986 kt +6.4%
2008 26,220 kt +9.3%
2009 25,926 kt -1.1%
2010 28,299 kt +9.2%
2011 25,294 kt -10.6%
2012 26,564 kt +5.0%
2013 28,239 kt +6.3%
2014 28,954 kt +2.5%
2015 29,137 kt +0.6%
2016 29,135 kt -0.0%
2017 28,738 kt -1.4%
2018 31,476 kt +9.5%
2019 30,615 kt -2.7%
2020 29,280 kt -4.4%
2021 29,359 kt +0.3%
2022 28,423 kt -3.2%
2023 28,747 kt +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,187 kt 11,021 kt 15,745 kt 10
2000s 20,562 kt 15,382 kt 26,220 kt 10
2010s 28,645 kt 25,294 kt 31,476 kt 10
2020s 28,952 kt 28,423 kt 29,359 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 26 Philippines 24,281 kt compare
  2. 27 Spain 23,605 kt compare
  3. 28 Colombia 22,230 kt compare
  4. 29 Ukraine 21,124 kt compare
  5. 30 Kazakhstan 20,240 kt compare
  6. 31 Pakistan 20,163 kt compare
  7. 32 Morocco 19,650 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Southern Africa?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Southern Africa was 28,747 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 31,476 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 11,021 kt in 1992.
How does Southern Africa rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 8,972 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.