Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 2.02 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2.02 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.43 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4912 kt, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 14th out of 34 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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.04 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.8703 kt | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8032 kt | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.508 kt | -36.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6457 kt | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7378 kt | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6368 kt | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4912 kt | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7961 kt | +62.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8575 kt | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8331 kt | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8056 kt | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8141 kt | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7416 kt | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.833 kt | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8447 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.829 kt | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7945 kt | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7559 kt | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6943 kt | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.33 kt | +236.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7955 kt | -65.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8099 kt | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.21 kt | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 1.37 kt | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 1.73 kt | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 1.47 kt | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6497 kt | -55.9% |
| 2018 | 1.97 kt | +202.6% |
| 2019 | 1.85 kt | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.43 kt | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 1.85 kt | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 2.02 kt | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 2.02 kt | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +236.2% | 0.6943 kt | 2.33 kt |
| 2018 | +202.6% | 0.6497 kt | 1.97 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7391 kt | 0.4912 kt | 1.04 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7946 kt | 0.6943 kt | 0.8447 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 kt | 0.6497 kt | 2.33 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 kt | 1.85 kt | 2.43 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 11 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 12 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
- 13 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
- 15 Türkiye 0.4494 kt compare
- 16 France 0.4089 kt compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food packaging — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.02 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4912 kt in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. 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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.