Food Transport — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Food Transport — Emissions was 8.65 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — emissions in Africa stood at 8.65 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Africa peaked at 8.65 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.49 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 17th out of 33 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 Transport — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.49 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.62 kt | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 2.74 kt | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.66 kt | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.76 kt | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.98 kt | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 3.01 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.2 kt | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 3.03 kt | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 3.31 kt | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 3.37 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.56 kt | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.74 kt | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.87 kt | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.03 kt | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.17 kt | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.29 kt | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.52 kt | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.95 kt | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 5.16 kt | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 5.46 kt | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 5.81 kt | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 6.34 kt | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 6.78 kt | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 7.06 kt | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 7.13 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.14 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.24 kt | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.81 kt | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 8.01 kt | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.54 kt | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 8.29 kt | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.6 kt | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.65 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 kt | 2.49 kt | 3.31 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 kt | 3.37 kt | 5.16 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 kt | 5.46 kt | 8.01 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.27 kt | 7.54 kt | 8.65 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 14 Argentina 2.02 kt compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.037 kt compare
- 15 Nigeria 1.94 kt compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0.036 kt compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0236 kt compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 1.91 kt compare
- 17 Germany 1.79 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.0174 kt compare
- 18 Australia 1.62 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia 0.0054 kt compare
- 19 Indonesia 1.58 kt compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 0.0051 kt compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0017 kt compare
- 20 Pakistan 1.48 kt compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Africa?
- Food transport — emissions in Africa was 8.65 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.65 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food transport — emissions?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.