Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Food Transport — Emissions was 1.05 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.05 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
29th
of 33 groups
All-time high
1.32 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.834 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.834 kt1991: 0.88 kt1992: 0.903 kt1993: 0.86 kt1994: 0.963 kt1995: 1.1 kt1996: 1 kt1997: 1.1 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 1.1 kt2000: 1.1 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 1.1 kt2003: 1.1 kt2004: 1.2 kt2005: 1.2 kt2006: 1.2 kt2007: 1.2 kt2008: 1.3 kt2009: 1.3 kt2010: 1.2 kt2011: 1.3 kt2012: 1.2 kt2013: 1.3 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 1.3 kt2016: 0.94 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 1.3 kt2019: 1.2 kt2020: 0.999 kt2021: 1.1 kt2022: 1 kt2023: 1 kt

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 1.05 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 1.32 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.834 kt, in 1990.

Southern Africa ranks 29th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.834 kt
1991 0.88 kt +5.5%
1992 0.9027 kt +2.6%
1993 0.8597 kt -4.8%
1994 0.9634 kt +12.1%
1995 1.09 kt +13.2%
1996 1.05 kt -4.0%
1997 1.06 kt +0.8%
1998 1.08 kt +2.5%
1999 1.08 kt +0.3%
2000 1.05 kt -2.8%
2001 1.05 kt +0.0%
2002 1.06 kt +0.4%
2003 1.09 kt +2.7%
2004 1.15 kt +6.0%
2005 1.16 kt +0.7%
2006 1.17 kt +1.1%
2007 1.22 kt +4.0%
2008 1.27 kt +3.7%
2009 1.31 kt +3.4%
2010 1.22 kt -7.0%
2011 1.25 kt +2.9%
2012 1.24 kt -0.7%
2013 1.3 kt +4.4%
2014 1.22 kt -6.4%
2015 1.28 kt +5.0%
2016 0.9401 kt -26.4%
2017 1.03 kt +9.1%
2018 1.32 kt +28.3%
2019 1.19 kt -9.6%
2020 0.9991 kt -16.0%
2021 1.07 kt +6.7%
2022 1.05 kt -1.9%
2023 1.05 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.98 kt 0.834 kt 1.09 kt 10
2000s 1.15 kt 1.05 kt 1.31 kt 10
2010s 1.2 kt 0.9401 kt 1.32 kt 10
2020s 1.04 kt 0.9991 kt 1.07 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern 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 Peru 0.968 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Southern Africa?
Food transport — emissions in Southern Africa was 1.05 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.834 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Africa rank for food transport — emissions?
Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 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
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
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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.