Farm gate — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Farm gate — Emissions was 1,497 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,497 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
6th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,497 kt
in 2023
All-time low
870.17 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 870.2 kt1991: 874.1 kt1992: 882.7 kt1993: 887.5 kt1994: 896.1 kt1995: 909.4 kt1996: 935.8 kt1997: 940 kt1998: 999.8 kt1999: 993.3 kt2000: 1.0k kt2001: 982.9 kt2002: 1.0k kt2003: 1.1k kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.1k kt2007: 1.2k kt2008: 1.2k kt2009: 1.2k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.3k kt2013: 1.3k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.4k kt2017: 1.4k kt2018: 1.4k kt2019: 1.4k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.5k kt2022: 1.5k kt2023: 1.5k kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 1,497 kt for farm gate — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in Africa peaked at 1,497 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 870.17 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 6th 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 in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 870.17 kt
1991 874.09 kt +0.5%
1992 882.69 kt +1.0%
1993 887.45 kt +0.5%
1994 896.09 kt +1.0%
1995 909.37 kt +1.5%
1996 935.81 kt +2.9%
1997 940.01 kt +0.4%
1998 999.75 kt +6.4%
1999 993.32 kt -0.6%
2000 1,009 kt +1.6%
2001 982.86 kt -2.6%
2002 1,041 kt +5.9%
2003 1,078 kt +3.6%
2004 1,090 kt +1.1%
2005 1,146 kt +5.1%
2006 1,124 kt -1.9%
2007 1,171 kt +4.2%
2008 1,201 kt +2.5%
2009 1,185 kt -1.3%
2010 1,242 kt +4.8%
2011 1,273 kt +2.5%
2012 1,277 kt +0.3%
2013 1,284 kt +0.6%
2014 1,284 kt -0.0%
2015 1,311 kt +2.1%
2016 1,356 kt +3.5%
2017 1,365 kt +0.7%
2018 1,376 kt +0.8%
2019 1,389 kt +1.0%
2020 1,463 kt +5.3%
2021 1,469 kt +0.4%
2022 1,466 kt -0.2%
2023 1,497 kt +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 918.87 kt 870.17 kt 999.75 kt 10
2000s 1,103 kt 982.86 kt 1,201 kt 10
2010s 1,316 kt 1,242 kt 1,389 kt 10
2020s 1,474 kt 1,463 kt 1,497 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 3 China, mainland 1,134 kt compare
  2. 4 India 834.12 kt compare
  3. 5 Brazil 653.3 kt compare
  4. 6 Australia and New Zealand 383.98 kt compare
  5. 7 Australia 339.53 kt compare
  6. 8 Pakistan 228.88 kt compare
  7. 9 Indonesia 212.66 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions in Africa?
Farm gate — emissions in Africa was 1,497 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 1,497 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 870.17 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for farm gate — emissions?
Africa ranks 6th 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 16.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — 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, 9,163 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