Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 19,362 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 19,362 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 19,662 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,807 kt, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 23rd 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 (CO2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,807 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,809 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,881 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 6,069 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 6,137 kt | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6,425 kt | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 7,119 kt | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 7,889 kt | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 7,707 kt | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 7,460 kt | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 7,444 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8,841 kt | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 8,461 kt | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9,477 kt | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 10,498 kt | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 10,635 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 11,204 kt | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 12,061 kt | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 13,227 kt | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 12,850 kt | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 12,322 kt | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 12,491 kt | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13,515 kt | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 14,153 kt | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 14,634 kt | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 14,602 kt | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14,891 kt | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14,954 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17,347 kt | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 17,708 kt | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 18,475 kt | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 19,662 kt | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 19,286 kt | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 19,362 kt | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,630 kt | 5,807 kt | 7,889 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,470 kt | 7,444 kt | 13,227 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,662 kt | 12,322 kt | 17,708 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,196 kt | 18,475 kt | 19,662 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20 Republic of Korea 9,939 kt compare
- 21 South Africa 9,413 kt compare
- 22 Italy 9,260 kt compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 8,813 kt compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,634 kt compare
- 25 Philippines 8,412 kt compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 8,221 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 (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 19,362 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,662 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,807 kt in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.