Food Retail — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 24,127 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 24,127 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Africa peaked at 24,127 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,573 kt, in 1992.
That places Africa 15th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 5,518 kt | 4,573 kt | 6,996 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,429 kt | 6,962 kt | 12,964 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,046 kt | 14,031 kt | 20,792 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,818 kt | 20,648 kt | 24,127 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Africa?
- Food retail — emissions in Africa was 24,127 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 24,127 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,573 kt in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
- Africa ranks 15th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 (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.