Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.4128 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4128 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
12th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.4128 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.1272 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

0.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.127 kt1991: 0.136 kt1992: 0.137 kt1993: 0.137 kt1994: 0.141 kt1995: 0.156 kt1996: 0.167 kt1997: 0.177 kt1998: 0.198 kt1999: 0.194 kt2000: 0.193 kt2001: 0.212 kt2002: 0.198 kt2003: 0.218 kt2004: 0.241 kt2005: 0.252 kt2006: 0.269 kt2007: 0.276 kt2008: 0.296 kt2009: 0.284 kt2010: 0.278 kt2011: 0.285 kt2012: 0.301 kt2013: 0.314 kt2014: 0.341 kt2015: 0.344 kt2016: 0.362 kt2017: 0.358 kt2018: 0.384 kt2019: 0.405 kt2020: 0.401 kt2021: 0.412 kt2022: 0.411 kt2023: 0.413 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Africa stood at 0.4128 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Africa peaked at 0.4128 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1272 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 (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1272 kt
1991 0.1364 kt +7.2%
1992 0.1369 kt +0.4%
1993 0.1372 kt +0.2%
1994 0.141 kt +2.8%
1995 0.1559 kt +10.6%
1996 0.167 kt +7.1%
1997 0.1774 kt +6.2%
1998 0.1977 kt +11.4%
1999 0.1935 kt -2.1%
2000 0.1934 kt -0.1%
2001 0.2121 kt +9.7%
2002 0.1982 kt -6.6%
2003 0.2177 kt +9.8%
2004 0.2407 kt +10.6%
2005 0.2519 kt +4.7%
2006 0.2688 kt +6.7%
2007 0.2758 kt +2.6%
2008 0.2962 kt +7.4%
2009 0.2844 kt -4.0%
2010 0.2782 kt -2.2%
2011 0.2852 kt +2.5%
2012 0.3008 kt +5.5%
2013 0.3137 kt +4.3%
2014 0.3414 kt +8.8%
2015 0.3438 kt +0.7%
2016 0.3619 kt +5.3%
2017 0.3585 kt -0.9%
2018 0.3843 kt +7.2%
2019 0.4054 kt +5.5%
2020 0.4008 kt -1.1%
2021 0.4116 kt +2.7%
2022 0.4113 kt -0.1%
2023 0.4128 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.157 kt 0.1272 kt 0.1977 kt 10
2000s 0.2439 kt 0.1934 kt 0.2962 kt 10
2010s 0.3373 kt 0.2782 kt 0.4054 kt 10
2020s 0.4091 kt 0.4008 kt 0.4128 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0075 kt compare
  2. 9 Japan 0.1768 kt compare
  3. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0075 kt compare
  4. 10 Australia and New Zealand 0.1705 kt compare
  5. 11 Australia 0.1693 kt compare
  6. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0049 kt compare
  7. 12 Russian Federation 0.1636 kt compare
  8. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0039 kt compare
  9. 13 China, Taiwan Province of 0.1587 kt compare
  10. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0015 kt compare
  11. 14 South Africa 0.153 kt compare
  12. 14 Melanesia 0.0014 kt compare
  13. 15 Philippines 0.0938 kt compare
  14. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0012 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 0.4128 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 0.4128 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1272 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 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O)
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