Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 9,821 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,821 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
28th
of 33 groups
All-time high
10,753 kt
in 2018
All-time low
4,718 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 4.7k kt1991: 4.8k kt1992: 4.8k kt1993: 4.9k kt1994: 5.0k kt1995: 5.1k kt1996: 5.8k kt1997: 6.1k kt1998: 6.2k kt1999: 5.8k kt2000: 5.6k kt2001: 6.9k kt2002: 6.3k kt2003: 7.3k kt2004: 8.2k kt2005: 8.2k kt2006: 8.7k kt2007: 9.4k kt2008: 10.3k kt2009: 9.5k kt2010: 9.0k kt2011: 9.1k kt2012: 9.5k kt2013: 9.7k kt2014: 9.9k kt2015: 9.5k kt2016: 9.7k kt2017: 9.4k kt2018: 10.8k kt2019: 10.5k kt2020: 10.0k kt2021: 10.1k kt2022: 9.8k kt2023: 9.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Southern Africa is 9,821 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 10,753 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,718 kt, in 1990.

Southern Africa ranks 28th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Southern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,718 kt
1991 4,759 kt +0.9%
1992 4,813 kt +1.1%
1993 4,946 kt +2.8%
1994 4,952 kt +0.1%
1995 5,122 kt +3.4%
1996 5,785 kt +12.9%
1997 6,129 kt +6.0%
1998 6,194 kt +1.1%
1999 5,796 kt -6.4%
2000 5,647 kt -2.6%
2001 6,882 kt +21.9%
2002 6,332 kt -8.0%
2003 7,303 kt +15.3%
2004 8,183 kt +12.0%
2005 8,187 kt +0.0%
2006 8,699 kt +6.3%
2007 9,397 kt +8.0%
2008 10,281 kt +9.4%
2009 9,475 kt -7.8%
2010 8,996 kt -5.1%
2011 9,060 kt +0.7%
2012 9,478 kt +4.6%
2013 9,745 kt +2.8%
2014 9,945 kt +2.1%
2015 9,516 kt -4.3%
2016 9,742 kt +2.4%
2017 9,359 kt -3.9%
2018 10,753 kt +14.9%
2019 10,511 kt -2.3%
2020 10,006 kt -4.8%
2021 10,071 kt +0.6%
2022 9,822 kt -2.5%
2023 9,821 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,321 kt 4,718 kt 6,194 kt 10
2000s 8,039 kt 5,647 kt 10,281 kt 10
2010s 9,711 kt 8,996 kt 10,753 kt 10
2020s 9,930 kt 9,821 kt 10,071 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 25 Philippines 8,113 kt compare
  2. 26 Kazakhstan 7,921 kt compare
  3. 27 Canada 7,252 kt compare
  4. 28 Poland 7,105 kt compare
  5. 29 Colombia 6,457 kt compare
  6. 30 Argentina 6,303 kt compare
  7. 31 Iraq 6,154 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Southern Africa?
Food household consumption — emissions in Southern Africa was 9,821 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 10,753 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 4,718 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.