Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa
Africa: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 732,087 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 732,087 kt for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa peaked at 732,087 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 392,434 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.
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 392,434 kt | — |
| 1991 | 393,956 kt | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 400,330 kt | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 399,766 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 406,959 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 414,169 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 422,563 kt | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 430,874 kt | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 452,589 kt | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 457,034 kt | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 463,366 kt | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 457,361 kt | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 479,419 kt | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 496,081 kt | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 501,804 kt | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 524,814 kt | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 521,659 kt | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 547,858 kt | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 563,636 kt | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 559,117 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 582,961 kt | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 597,906 kt | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 608,289 kt | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 613,517 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 618,903 kt | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 633,588 kt | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 652,482 kt | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 652,226 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 662,710 kt | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 674,580 kt | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 700,745 kt | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 705,847 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 712,178 kt | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 732,087 kt | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 417,067 kt | 392,434 kt | 457,034 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 511,512 kt | 457,361 kt | 563,636 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 629,716 kt | 582,961 kt | 674,580 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 712,714 kt | 700,745 kt | 732,087 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) from ch4 in Africa?
- Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa was 732,087 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 732,087 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 392,434 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (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