Food Processing — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Emissions 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 36 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.
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) — 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 (Direct emissions) 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 (Emissions CH4) — FAO TIER 1 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 50.90 million t (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 36 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 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.