Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 19,236 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa is 19,236 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 19,535 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,745 kt, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,745 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,751 kt | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5,825 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 6,001 kt | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6,072 kt | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6,362 kt | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 7,057 kt | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 7,824 kt | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 7,647 kt | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 7,405 kt | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 7,390 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8,770 kt | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 8,382 kt | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 9,387 kt | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 10,395 kt | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 10,524 kt | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11,082 kt | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 11,917 kt | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 13,068 kt | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 12,696 kt | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 12,229 kt | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 12,391 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13,382 kt | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 14,013 kt | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 14,490 kt | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 14,470 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14,821 kt | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14,881 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17,196 kt | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 17,581 kt | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 18,351 kt | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 19,535 kt | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 19,161 kt | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 19,236 kt | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,569 kt | 5,745 kt | 7,824 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,361 kt | 7,390 kt | 13,068 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,545 kt | 12,229 kt | 17,581 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,071 kt | 18,351 kt | 19,535 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 19 Morocco 10,642 kt compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 9,902 kt compare
- 21 South Africa 9,323 kt compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 8,764 kt compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,476 kt compare
- 24 Italy 8,319 kt compare
- 25 Philippines 8,113 kt compare
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food household consumption — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa was 19,236 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,535 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,745 kt in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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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.