Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Africa
Africa: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.04 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1.04 t CO2eq/ha for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Africa peaked at 1.04 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.65 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
Africa ranks 23rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Africa, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.65 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.65 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.66 t CO2eq/ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.67 t CO2eq/ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.67 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.68 t CO2eq/ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.69 t CO2eq/ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.73 t CO2eq/ha | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.73 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.74 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.73 t CO2eq/ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.76 t CO2eq/ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.78 t CO2eq/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.79 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.82 t CO2eq/ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.82 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.85 t CO2eq/ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.87 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.86 t CO2eq/ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.89 t CO2eq/ha | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9 t CO2eq/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.91 t CO2eq/ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.91 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.91 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 t CO2eq/ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 t CO2eq/ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.683 t CO2eq/ha | 0.65 t CO2eq/ha | 0.73 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.802 t CO2eq/ha | 0.73 t CO2eq/ha | 0.87 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | 0.89 t CO2eq/ha | 0.97 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 t CO2eq/ha | 1.01 t CO2eq/ha | 1.04 t CO2eq/ha | 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 per area of agricultural land in Africa?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Africa was 1.04 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.