Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 6,263 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 6,263 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 8,381 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,562 kt, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,102 kt | 1,562 kt | 2,622 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,499 kt | 2,704 kt | 4,548 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,489 kt | 5,220 kt | 8,381 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,322 kt | 6,263 kt | 6,419 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,262 kt compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 4,142 kt compare
- 16 Australia 3,939 kt compare
- 17 Malaysia 3,867 kt compare
- 18 Egypt, Arab Republic of 3,824 kt compare
- 19 Brazil 3,682 kt compare
- 20 Canada 3,431 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Southern Africa?
- Food retail — emissions in Southern Africa was 6,263 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,381 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,562 kt in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.