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

Africa: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 10.13 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.13 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
7th
of 48 regions
All-time high
10.13 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3.25 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

468101990200620231990: 3.3 kt1991: 3.4 kt1992: 3.5 kt1993: 3.6 kt1994: 3.8 kt1995: 4 kt1996: 4.2 kt1997: 4.4 kt1998: 4.6 kt1999: 4.9 kt2000: 5.1 kt2001: 5.3 kt2002: 8.5 kt2003: 9.2 kt2004: 9.1 kt2005: 6.4 kt2006: 6.6 kt2007: 6.5 kt2008: 6.2 kt2009: 6.8 kt2010: 8.1 kt2011: 7.4 kt2012: 8.3 kt2013: 5.9 kt2014: 9.8 kt2015: 6.8 kt2016: 9.7 kt2017: 7.6 kt2018: 8.5 kt2019: 9.4 kt2020: 9.5 kt2021: 10 kt2022: 10.1 kt2023: 10.1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Africa stood at 10.13 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Africa peaked at 10.13 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.25 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 7th of 48 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.98 kt 3.25 kt 4.91 kt 10
2000s 6.95 kt 5.09 kt 9.15 kt 10
2010s 8.15 kt 5.93 kt 9.77 kt 10
2020s 9.93 kt 9.52 kt 10.13 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 Russian Federation 54.54 kt compare
  2. 5 Poland 16.31 kt compare
  3. 6 Ukraine 9.66 kt compare
  4. 7 Canada 8.13 kt compare
  5. 8 Uzbekistan 6.15 kt compare
  6. 9 Brazil 5.13 kt compare
  7. 10 Egypt 4.4 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 Africa?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Africa was 10.13 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 Africa?
The highest recorded value was 10.13 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.25 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Africa ranks 7th out of 48 regions with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (N2O)
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.