Farm gate — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Farm gate — Emissions was 26,146 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26,146 kt
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
26,146 kt
in 2023
All-time low
14,016 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 14.0k kt1991: 14.1k kt1992: 14.3k kt1993: 14.3k kt1994: 14.5k kt1995: 14.8k kt1996: 15.1k kt1997: 15.4k kt1998: 16.2k kt1999: 16.3k kt2000: 16.5k kt2001: 16.3k kt2002: 17.1k kt2003: 17.7k kt2004: 17.9k kt2005: 18.7k kt2006: 18.6k kt2007: 19.6k kt2008: 20.1k kt2009: 20.0k kt2010: 20.8k kt2011: 21.4k kt2012: 21.7k kt2013: 21.9k kt2014: 22.1k kt2015: 22.6k kt2016: 23.3k kt2017: 23.3k kt2018: 23.7k kt2019: 24.1k kt2020: 25.0k kt2021: 25.2k kt2022: 25.4k kt2023: 26.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, farm gate — emissions in Africa stood at 26,146 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in Africa peaked at 26,146 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,016 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 8th of 32 groups 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 14,895 kt 14,016 kt 16,323 kt 10
2000s 18,268 kt 16,334 kt 20,130 kt 10
2010s 22,490 kt 20,820 kt 24,092 kt 10
2020s 25,454 kt 25,027 kt 26,146 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 5 China, mainland 14,495 kt compare
  2. 6 Pakistan 6,175 kt compare
  3. 7 Australia and New Zealand 5,509 kt compare
  4. 8 Australia 4,478 kt compare
  5. 9 Indonesia 3,500 kt compare
  6. 10 Argentina 3,371 kt compare
  7. 11 Ethiopia 3,218 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions in Africa?
Farm gate — emissions in Africa was 26,146 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 26,146 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 14,016 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for farm gate — emissions?
Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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