Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa
Africa: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1.22 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1.22 million kt for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 1.22 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 691,208 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 691,208 kt | — |
| 1991 | 694,539 kt | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 703,787 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 704,805 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 716,525 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 728,732 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 744,652 kt | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 753,322 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 793,384 kt | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 797,413 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 805,590 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 793,681 kt | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 831,698 kt | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 859,080 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 872,336 kt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 916,090 kt | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 908,465 kt | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 949,414 kt | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 972,235 kt | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 965,333 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million kt | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million kt | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million kt | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million kt | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million kt | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million kt | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 732,837 kt | 691,208 kt | 797,413 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 887,392 kt | 793,681 kt | 972,235 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million kt | 1.00 million kt | 1.14 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million kt | 1.18 million kt | 1.22 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Africa?
- Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 1.22 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 691,208 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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