Farm gate — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Farm gate — Emissions was 93,596 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
93,596 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
97,961 kt
in 2017
All-time low
68,179 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 68.2k kt1991: 68.9k kt1992: 69.5k kt1993: 69.9k kt1994: 72.1k kt1995: 73.6k kt1996: 74.1k kt1997: 73.3k kt1998: 75.9k kt1999: 77.1k kt2000: 74.7k kt2001: 75.9k kt2002: 76.4k kt2003: 77.3k kt2004: 81.7k kt2005: 87.6k kt2006: 88.8k kt2007: 91.1k kt2008: 90.4k kt2009: 92.1k kt2010: 91.1k kt2011: 91.8k kt2012: 93.6k kt2013: 90.3k kt2014: 92.0k kt2015: 93.1k kt2016: 97.6k kt2017: 98.0k kt2018: 93.7k kt2019: 92.5k kt2020: 91.8k kt2021: 93.5k kt2022: 93.5k kt2023: 93.6k kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 93,596 kt for farm gate — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in Africa peaked at 97,961 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68,179 kt, in 1990.

That places Africa 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72,268 kt 68,179 kt 77,149 kt 10
2000s 83,600 kt 74,718 kt 92,122 kt 10
2010s 93,373 kt 90,304 kt 97,961 kt 10
2020s 93,125 kt 91,812 kt 93,596 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,232 kt compare
  2. 13 Brazil 27,354 kt compare
  3. 14 Ukraine 23,754 kt compare
  4. 15 Bangladesh 22,482 kt compare
  5. 16 Papua New Guinea 22,457 kt compare
  6. 17 Mongolia 22,318 kt compare
  7. 18 Japan 19,822 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 93,596 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 97,961 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 68,179 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for farm gate — emissions?
Africa ranks 15th 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 3.6%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2)
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