Food Processing — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0845 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 0.0845 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 117.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0845 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt, in 1992.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0006 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt | -79.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt | +56.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 kt | +499.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 kt | +145.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 kt | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 kt | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 0.004 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 kt | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 kt | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 kt | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 kt | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 kt | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 kt | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0152 kt | +422.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0197 kt | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 kt | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.032 kt | +56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0358 kt | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0325 kt | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0371 kt | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0389 kt | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0388 kt | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0482 kt | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0466 kt | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0557 kt | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0533 kt | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0509 kt | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0597 kt | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0595 kt | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0609 kt | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0844 kt | +38.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0845 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions 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 | +499.5% | 0.0002 kt | 0.0013 kt |
| 2005 | +422.0% | 0.0029 kt | 0.0152 kt |
| 1995 | +145.2% | 0.0013 kt | 0.0031 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 kt | 0.0001 kt | 0.0043 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 kt | 0.0021 kt | 0.0358 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0462 kt | 0.0325 kt | 0.0597 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0723 kt | 0.0595 kt | 0.0845 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food processing — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0845 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 0.0845 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food processing — emissions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.