Food Processing — Emissions in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Food Processing — Emissions was 5,314 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Northern Africa, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 5,314 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Northern Africa peaked at 5,314 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 425.11 kt, in 2007.
Northern Africa ranks 24th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 425.11 kt | — |
| 2008 | 763.92 kt | +79.7% |
| 2009 | 2,584 kt | +238.3% |
| 2010 | 2,606 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,641 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,206 kt | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 2,488 kt | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 4,236 kt | +70.2% |
| 2015 | 4,482 kt | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 4,422 kt | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,879 kt | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 4,812 kt | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4,938 kt | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,989 kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5,260 kt | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 5,314 kt | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5,314 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +238.3% | 763.92 kt | 2,584 kt |
| 2008 | +79.7% | 425.11 kt | 763.92 kt |
| 2014 | +70.2% | 2,488 kt | 4,236 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,258 kt | 425.11 kt | 2,584 kt | 3 |
| 2010s | 3,771 kt | 2,206 kt | 4,938 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,219 kt | 4,989 kt | 5,314 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More climate change data for Northern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.85 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 63,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 84.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,477 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,863 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,304 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 71.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Northern Africa?
- Food processing — emissions in Northern Africa was 5,314 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,314 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 425.11 kt in 2007.
- How does Northern Africa rank for food processing — emissions?
- Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). 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.