Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 79,562 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79,562 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
12th
of 32 groups
All-time high
79,562 kt
in 2023
All-time low
16,926 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 16.9k kt1991: 20.2k kt1992: 20.4k kt1993: 22.6k kt1994: 23.5k kt1995: 25.0k kt1996: 26.1k kt1997: 28.1k kt1998: 32.8k kt1999: 34.4k kt2000: 33.4k kt2001: 36.2k kt2002: 36.7k kt2003: 39.0k kt2004: 43.1k kt2005: 45.2k kt2006: 47.1k kt2007: 49.9k kt2008: 52.8k kt2009: 51.9k kt2010: 51.0k kt2011: 54.5k kt2012: 59.2k kt2013: 61.4k kt2014: 64.1k kt2015: 67.2k kt2016: 68.6k kt2017: 69.7k kt2018: 75.8k kt2019: 78.4k kt2020: 77.8k kt2021: 79.3k kt2022: 79.5k kt2023: 79.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Africa is 79,562 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Africa peaked at 79,562 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,926 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 12th of 32 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.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 16,926 kt
1991 20,185 kt +19.3%
1992 20,439 kt +1.3%
1993 22,563 kt +10.4%
1994 23,485 kt +4.1%
1995 24,962 kt +6.3%
1996 26,085 kt +4.5%
1997 28,111 kt +7.8%
1998 32,786 kt +16.6%
1999 34,374 kt +4.8%
2000 33,402 kt -2.8%
2001 36,240 kt +8.5%
2002 36,697 kt +1.3%
2003 38,983 kt +6.2%
2004 43,108 kt +10.6%
2005 45,199 kt +4.9%
2006 47,061 kt +4.1%
2007 49,916 kt +6.1%
2008 52,764 kt +5.7%
2009 51,854 kt -1.7%
2010 50,979 kt -1.7%
2011 54,498 kt +6.9%
2012 59,173 kt +8.6%
2013 61,363 kt +3.7%
2014 64,073 kt +4.4%
2015 67,178 kt +4.8%
2016 68,634 kt +2.2%
2017 69,658 kt +1.5%
2018 75,832 kt +8.9%
2019 78,431 kt +3.4%
2020 77,794 kt -0.8%
2021 79,293 kt +1.9%
2022 79,487 kt +0.2%
2023 79,562 kt +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,992 kt 16,926 kt 34,374 kt 10
2000s 43,522 kt 33,402 kt 52,764 kt 10
2010s 64,982 kt 50,979 kt 78,431 kt 10
2020s 79,034 kt 77,794 kt 79,562 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 9 Brazil 20,822 kt compare
  2. 10 Japan 17,705 kt compare
  3. 11 Malaysia 15,751 kt compare
  4. 12 Egypt 15,408 kt compare
  5. 13 Mexico 15,008 kt compare
  6. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
  7. 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Africa?
Food household consumption — emissions in Africa was 79,562 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 79,562 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 16,926 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Africa ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 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