Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions was 5.69 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.69 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 28 groups
All-time high
7.12 kt
in 2003
All-time low
1.97 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

24681990200620231990: 2 kt1991: 2.1 kt1992: 2.2 kt1993: 2.2 kt1994: 2.4 kt1995: 2.5 kt1996: 2.6 kt1997: 2.8 kt1998: 3 kt1999: 3.1 kt2000: 3.2 kt2001: 3.4 kt2002: 6.6 kt2003: 7.1 kt2004: 6.9 kt2005: 4.2 kt2006: 4.2 kt2007: 4 kt2008: 3.6 kt2009: 4 kt2010: 5.2 kt2011: 4.4 kt2012: 5 kt2013: 2.4 kt2014: 6 kt2015: 2.9 kt2016: 5.7 kt2017: 3.7 kt2018: 4.3 kt2019: 5.2 kt2020: 5.6 kt2021: 5.7 kt2022: 5.7 kt2023: 5.7 kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 5.69 kt for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in Africa peaked at 7.12 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.97 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 17th of 28 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.

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.97 kt
1991 2.08 kt +5.9%
1992 2.16 kt +3.9%
1993 2.23 kt +3.3%
1994 2.39 kt +6.8%
1995 2.49 kt +4.5%
1996 2.64 kt +5.9%
1997 2.8 kt +6.2%
1998 2.95 kt +5.4%
1999 3.13 kt +6.0%
2000 3.25 kt +3.7%
2001 3.39 kt +4.4%
2002 6.6 kt +94.8%
2003 7.12 kt +7.9%
2004 6.93 kt -2.7%
2005 4.15 kt -40.1%
2006 4.22 kt +1.7%
2007 4.03 kt -4.4%
2008 3.58 kt -11.3%
2009 3.99 kt +11.5%
2010 5.18 kt +29.7%
2011 4.35 kt -15.9%
2012 4.96 kt +14.0%
2013 2.36 kt -52.4%
2014 5.97 kt +152.9%
2015 2.93 kt -50.9%
2016 5.74 kt +95.8%
2017 3.69 kt -35.7%
2018 4.3 kt +16.5%
2019 5.18 kt +20.6%
2020 5.57 kt +7.3%
2021 5.69 kt +2.2%
2022 5.69 kt +0.0%
2023 5.69 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.48 kt 1.97 kt 3.13 kt 10
2000s 4.73 kt 3.25 kt 7.12 kt 10
2010s 4.47 kt 2.36 kt 5.97 kt 10
2020s 5.66 kt 5.57 kt 5.69 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 14 Chile 2.04 kt compare
  2. 15 Brazil 2.01 kt compare
  3. 16 Pakistan 1.93 kt compare
  4. 17 Hungary 1.71 kt compare
  5. 18 Kazakhstan 1.51 kt compare
  6. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.51 kt compare
  7. 20 Algeria 0.9499 kt compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in Africa?
Fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in Africa was 5.69 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 7.12 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.97 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions?
Africa ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.9%. 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 Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 2,715 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