Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,853 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 6,853 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 6,853 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.79 kt, in 1992.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 32 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 (CO2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.76 kt | — |
| 1991 | 77.76 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.79 kt | -77.1% |
| 1993 | 51.58 kt | +190.0% |
| 1994 | 309.47 kt | +500.0% |
| 1995 | 390.88 kt | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 344.06 kt | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 509.73 kt | +48.2% |
| 1998 | 509.01 kt | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 549.72 kt | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 323.72 kt | -41.1% |
| 2001 | 402.77 kt | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 358.54 kt | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 294.58 kt | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 360.48 kt | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 1,073 kt | +197.6% |
| 2006 | 1,354 kt | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 1,589 kt | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 1,969 kt | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 2,783 kt | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 2,471 kt | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 2,939 kt | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 3,084 kt | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 3,417 kt | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 3,788 kt | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 3,867 kt | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,537 kt | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 4,494 kt | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,913 kt | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 4,378 kt | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 4,387 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4,708 kt | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 6,822 kt | +44.9% |
| 2023 | 6,853 kt | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 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% | 51.58 kt | 309.47 kt |
| 2005 | +197.6% | 360.48 kt | 1,073 kt |
| 1993 | +190.0% | 17.79 kt | 51.58 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283.78 kt | 17.79 kt | 549.72 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,051 kt | 294.58 kt | 2,783 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,689 kt | 2,471 kt | 4,537 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,692 kt | 4,387 kt | 6,853 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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 (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 6,853 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,853 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.79 kt in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.