Food Retail — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 5.04 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 5.04 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Africa peaked at 5.08 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7765 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7765 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.7794 kt | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7849 kt | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7883 kt | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8472 kt | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9006 kt | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9496 kt | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9717 kt | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1 kt | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 1.22 kt | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.24 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.23 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.18 kt | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.23 kt | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.32 kt | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1.43 kt | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.59 kt | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 1.94 kt | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 1.93 kt | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.92 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.44 kt | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7 kt | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 3.02 kt | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.93 kt | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.3 kt | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 3.41 kt | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.89 kt | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 3.73 kt | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.91 kt | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.29 kt | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 4.24 kt | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.08 kt | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 4.86 kt | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 5.04 kt | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9114 kt | 0.7765 kt | 1.22 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 kt | 1.18 kt | 1.94 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 kt | 2.44 kt | 4.29 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 kt | 4.24 kt | 5.08 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Africa?
- Food retail — emissions in Africa was 5.04 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7765 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — 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.