Food Retail — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 4.54 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions 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 retail — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.54 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 4.62 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.68 kt, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 3rd out of 43 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7977 kt | 0.68 kt | 0.9789 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 kt | 0.9649 kt | 1.56 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 kt | 2.04 kt | 3.73 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 kt | 3.78 kt | 4.62 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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 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)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food retail — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.54 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 kt in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd out of 43 regions with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. 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 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.