Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa
Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 109.4 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa stood at 109.4 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa peaked at 109.4 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.7 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 (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.7 kt | — |
| 1991 | 36.16 kt | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 36.29 kt | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 36.37 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 37.37 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 41.31 kt | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 44.25 kt | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 47.01 kt | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 52.38 kt | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 51.27 kt | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 51.26 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.22 kt | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 52.51 kt | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 57.68 kt | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 63.78 kt | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 66.76 kt | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 71.24 kt | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 73.1 kt | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 78.49 kt | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 75.37 kt | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 73.73 kt | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 75.58 kt | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 79.71 kt | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 83.13 kt | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 90.46 kt | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 91.1 kt | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.91 kt | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 95 kt | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 101.83 kt | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 107.44 kt | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 106.2 kt | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 109.07 kt | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 108.99 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 109.4 kt | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.61 kt | 33.7 kt | 52.38 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.64 kt | 51.26 kt | 78.49 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.39 kt | 73.73 kt | 107.44 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.42 kt | 106.2 kt | 109.4 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 9 Japan 46.85 kt compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.98 kt compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.97 kt compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 45.2 kt compare
- 11 Australia 44.87 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.31 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 43.36 kt compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 1.02 kt compare
- 13 China, Taiwan Province of 42.05 kt compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4105 kt compare
- 14 South Africa 40.55 kt compare
- 14 Melanesia 0.362 kt compare
- 15 Philippines 24.85 kt compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 0.3273 kt compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa was 109.4 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 109.4 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Africa ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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