Food Transport — Emissions in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.9208 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.9208 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
29th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.9208 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.1931 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.193 kt1991: 0.196 kt1992: 0.199 kt1993: 0.198 kt1994: 0.22 kt1995: 0.259 kt1996: 0.264 kt1997: 0.27 kt1998: 0.268 kt1999: 0.28 kt2000: 0.266 kt2001: 0.269 kt2002: 0.272 kt2003: 0.277 kt2004: 0.283 kt2005: 0.284 kt2006: 0.297 kt2007: 0.295 kt2008: 0.294 kt2009: 0.314 kt2010: 0.347 kt2011: 0.386 kt2012: 0.454 kt2013: 0.52 kt2014: 0.586 kt2015: 0.635 kt2016: 0.722 kt2017: 0.716 kt2018: 0.759 kt2019: 0.81 kt2020: 0.792 kt2021: 0.889 kt2022: 0.912 kt2023: 0.921 kt

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 0.9208 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.9208 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1931 kt, in 1990.

Eastern Africa ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Transport — Emissions in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Eastern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1931 kt
1991 0.196 kt +1.5%
1992 0.199 kt +1.5%
1993 0.1976 kt -0.7%
1994 0.2196 kt +11.1%
1995 0.2588 kt +17.9%
1996 0.2641 kt +2.0%
1997 0.2702 kt +2.3%
1998 0.2678 kt -0.9%
1999 0.2798 kt +4.5%
2000 0.2655 kt -5.1%
2001 0.269 kt +1.3%
2002 0.2723 kt +1.2%
2003 0.2772 kt +1.8%
2004 0.2826 kt +1.9%
2005 0.2838 kt +0.4%
2006 0.2973 kt +4.8%
2007 0.2948 kt -0.8%
2008 0.2936 kt -0.4%
2009 0.3143 kt +7.1%
2010 0.3475 kt +10.6%
2011 0.3855 kt +10.9%
2012 0.4539 kt +17.7%
2013 0.5204 kt +14.7%
2014 0.5863 kt +12.7%
2015 0.6353 kt +8.4%
2016 0.7216 kt +13.6%
2017 0.716 kt -0.8%
2018 0.7586 kt +5.9%
2019 0.8101 kt +6.8%
2020 0.7922 kt -2.2%
2021 0.8886 kt +12.2%
2022 0.9121 kt +2.6%
2023 0.9208 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2346 kt 0.1931 kt 0.2798 kt 10
2000s 0.285 kt 0.2655 kt 0.3143 kt 10
2010s 0.5935 kt 0.3475 kt 0.8101 kt 10
2020s 0.8784 kt 0.7922 kt 0.9208 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 26 Colombia 1.09 kt compare
  2. 27 Algeria 1.06 kt compare
  3. 28 Iraq 1.06 kt compare
  4. 29 China, Taiwan Province of 1.05 kt compare
  5. 30 Poland 1.03 kt compare
  6. 31 United Arab Emirates 1.01 kt compare
  7. 32 Cabo Verde 0.0028 kt compare
  8. 32 Peru 0.968 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Eastern Africa?
Food transport — emissions in Eastern Africa was 0.9208 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9208 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1931 kt in 1990.
How does Eastern Africa rank for food transport — emissions?
Eastern Africa ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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