Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1073 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1073 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.1206 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.0276 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.080.10.121990200620231990: 0.037 kt1991: 0.037 kt1992: 0.028 kt1993: 0.031 kt1994: 0.033 kt1995: 0.037 kt1996: 0.038 kt1997: 0.041 kt1998: 0.046 kt1999: 0.047 kt2000: 0.049 kt2001: 0.048 kt2002: 0.05 kt2003: 0.054 kt2004: 0.06 kt2005: 0.061 kt2006: 0.063 kt2007: 0.069 kt2008: 0.078 kt2009: 0.074 kt2010: 0.09 kt2011: 0.092 kt2012: 0.102 kt2013: 0.109 kt2014: 0.11 kt2015: 0.1 kt2016: 0.121 kt2017: 0.11 kt2018: 0.12 kt2019: 0.114 kt2020: 0.109 kt2021: 0.11 kt2022: 0.107 kt2023: 0.107 kt

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 0.1073 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 0.1206 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0276 kt, in 1992.

That places Southern Africa 22nd out of 32 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.

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0372 kt
1991 0.0374 kt +0.5%
1992 0.0276 kt -26.2%
1993 0.0308 kt +11.6%
1994 0.0333 kt +8.1%
1995 0.0366 kt +9.9%
1996 0.0383 kt +4.6%
1997 0.0408 kt +6.5%
1998 0.0462 kt +13.2%
1999 0.0467 kt +1.1%
2000 0.0494 kt +5.8%
2001 0.0483 kt -2.2%
2002 0.0495 kt +2.5%
2003 0.0543 kt +9.7%
2004 0.0604 kt +11.2%
2005 0.0608 kt +0.7%
2006 0.0634 kt +4.3%
2007 0.0686 kt +8.2%
2008 0.0778 kt +13.4%
2009 0.0736 kt -5.4%
2010 0.0903 kt +22.7%
2011 0.0922 kt +2.1%
2012 0.1019 kt +10.5%
2013 0.1094 kt +7.4%
2014 0.1102 kt +0.7%
2015 0.1004 kt -8.9%
2016 0.1206 kt +20.1%
2017 0.1102 kt -8.6%
2018 0.1204 kt +9.3%
2019 0.1144 kt -5.0%
2020 0.1087 kt -5.0%
2021 0.1099 kt +1.1%
2022 0.1073 kt -2.4%
2023 0.1073 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0375 kt 0.0276 kt 0.0467 kt 10
2000s 0.0606 kt 0.0483 kt 0.0778 kt 10
2010s 0.107 kt 0.0903 kt 0.1206 kt 10
2020s 0.1083 kt 0.1073 kt 0.1099 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 19 Philippines 0.0449 kt compare
  2. 20 Kazakhstan 0.0427 kt compare
  3. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt compare
  4. 21 Myanmar 0.0404 kt compare
  5. 22 Madagascar 0.0402 kt compare
  6. 23 Italy 0.0366 kt compare
  7. 24 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0299 kt compare
  8. 25 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0295 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Southern Africa?
Food retail — emissions in Southern Africa was 0.1073 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 0.1206 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0276 kt in 1992.
How does Southern Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 (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