Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) was 3.57 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 3.57 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 248.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.57 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0258 kt, in 1992.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.129 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.129 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 kt | -80.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 kt | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1597 kt | +500.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5692 kt | +256.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4665 kt | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7071 kt | +51.6% |
| 1998 | 0.707 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7731 kt | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3768 kt | -51.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5311 kt | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 0.443 kt | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3113 kt | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3795 kt | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 0.428 kt | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5637 kt | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6595 kt | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7095 kt | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8776 kt | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4795 kt | -45.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8959 kt | +86.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8778 kt | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kt | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8042 kt | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 0.91 kt | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 kt | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kt | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kt | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9682 kt | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 kt | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 3.54 kt | +237.2% |
| 2023 | 3.57 kt | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +500.0% | 0.0266 kt | 0.1597 kt |
| 1995 | +256.5% | 0.1597 kt | 0.5692 kt |
| 2022 | +237.2% | 1.05 kt | 3.54 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3693 kt | 0.0258 kt | 0.7731 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.528 kt | 0.3113 kt | 0.8776 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9071 kt | 0.4795 kt | 1.05 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 kt | 0.9682 kt | 3.57 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 14 France 0.9714 kt compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6701 kt compare
- 16 Japan 0.547 kt compare
- 17 Belgium 0.3594 kt compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 0.3548 kt compare
- 19 Eswatini 0.3145 kt compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 0.3137 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 processing — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food processing — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3.57 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 kt in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food processing — emissions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Processing — 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.