Food Retail — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.5107 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5107 kt
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.5107 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.1129 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

0.10.20.30.40.51990200620231990: 0.119 kt1991: 0.119 kt1992: 0.113 kt1993: 0.116 kt1994: 0.121 kt1995: 0.131 kt1996: 0.139 kt1997: 0.144 kt1998: 0.166 kt1999: 0.162 kt2000: 0.167 kt2001: 0.17 kt2002: 0.158 kt2003: 0.168 kt2004: 0.179 kt2005: 0.19 kt2006: 0.208 kt2007: 0.222 kt2008: 0.236 kt2009: 0.238 kt2010: 0.27 kt2011: 0.297 kt2012: 0.329 kt2013: 0.326 kt2014: 0.352 kt2015: 0.35 kt2016: 0.391 kt2017: 0.379 kt2018: 0.405 kt2019: 0.421 kt2020: 0.421 kt2021: 0.502 kt2022: 0.486 kt2023: 0.511 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Africa stood at 0.5107 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Africa peaked at 0.5107 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1129 kt, in 1992.

That places Africa 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1189 kt
1991 0.119 kt +0.1%
1992 0.1129 kt -5.1%
1993 0.1161 kt +2.8%
1994 0.1215 kt +4.7%
1995 0.1309 kt +7.7%
1996 0.1389 kt +6.1%
1997 0.144 kt +3.7%
1998 0.1657 kt +15.1%
1999 0.1623 kt -2.1%
2000 0.1665 kt +2.6%
2001 0.1696 kt +1.9%
2002 0.1582 kt -6.7%
2003 0.1678 kt +6.1%
2004 0.1788 kt +6.6%
2005 0.1904 kt +6.5%
2006 0.2085 kt +9.5%
2007 0.2216 kt +6.3%
2008 0.236 kt +6.5%
2009 0.2384 kt +1.0%
2010 0.2697 kt +13.1%
2011 0.2973 kt +10.2%
2012 0.3286 kt +10.5%
2013 0.3262 kt -0.7%
2014 0.352 kt +7.9%
2015 0.35 kt -0.6%
2016 0.3908 kt +11.7%
2017 0.3789 kt -3.0%
2018 0.405 kt +6.9%
2019 0.4212 kt +4.0%
2020 0.4215 kt +0.1%
2021 0.5021 kt +19.1%
2022 0.4865 kt -3.1%
2023 0.5107 kt +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.133 kt 0.1129 kt 0.1657 kt 10
2000s 0.1936 kt 0.1582 kt 0.2384 kt 10
2010s 0.352 kt 0.2697 kt 0.4212 kt 10
2020s 0.4802 kt 0.4215 kt 0.5107 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 Republic of Korea 0.1622 kt compare
  2. 4 Viet Nam 0.0411 kt compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 0.1334 kt compare
  4. 6 Russian Federation 0.1259 kt compare
  5. 7 Germany 0.1197 kt compare
  6. 8 Thailand 0.1152 kt compare
  7. 9 Uganda 0.1084 kt compare
  8. 10 South Africa 0.1001 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Africa?
Food retail — emissions in Africa was 0.5107 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 0.5107 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1129 kt in 1992.
How does Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf