Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions was 18,490 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
18,490 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 30 groups
All-time high
18,779 kt
in 2018
All-time low
374.93 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 374.9 kt1991: 430.6 kt1992: 485 kt1993: 911.6 kt1994: 1.4k kt1995: 1.4k kt1996: 1.9k kt1997: 2.5k kt1998: 3.1k kt1999: 3.9k kt2000: 4.5k kt2001: 5.2k kt2002: 5.9k kt2003: 6.0k kt2004: 5.9k kt2005: 7.2k kt2006: 8.0k kt2007: 8.1k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 3.4k kt2010: 8.8k kt2011: 8.5k kt2012: 10.7k kt2013: 16.8k kt2014: 18.1k kt2015: 14.3k kt2016: 16.3k kt2017: 18.4k kt2018: 18.8k kt2019: 17.9k kt2020: 17.8k kt2021: 18.5k kt2022: 18.5k kt2023: 18.5k kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 18,490 kt for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in Africa peaked at 18,779 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 374.93 kt, in 1990.

That places Africa 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,639 kt 374.93 kt 3,859 kt 10
2000s 5,698 kt 2,732 kt 8,106 kt 10
2010s 14,867 kt 8,496 kt 18,779 kt 10
2020s 18,322 kt 17,818 kt 18,490 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 14 Belarus 8,135 kt compare
  2. 15 Pakistan 7,061 kt compare
  3. 16 Brazil 5,793 kt compare
  4. 17 Viet Nam 5,255 kt compare
  5. 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,132 kt compare
  6. 19 Japan 4,400 kt compare
  7. 20 Lithuania 4,298 kt compare

See the full ranking of 115 places →

More climate change data for Africa

All data for Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in Africa?
Fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in Africa was 18,490 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 18,779 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 374.93 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions?
Africa ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
115 places, 3,785 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.