Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food Transport — Emissions was 5,695 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Southern Africa is 5,695 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 6,389 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,776 kt, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,776 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,920 kt | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 2,990 kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,888 kt | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 3,578 kt | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 3,982 kt | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 3,727 kt | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 3,680 kt | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4,115 kt | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 4,161 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,163 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,232 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4,301 kt | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,468 kt | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 4,794 kt | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 4,929 kt | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5,062 kt | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 5,527 kt | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 5,865 kt | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 5,940 kt | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5,520 kt | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 5,688 kt | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5,730 kt | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6,281 kt | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 6,041 kt | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6,291 kt | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 4,109 kt | -34.7% |
| 2017 | 5,673 kt | +38.1% |
| 2018 | 6,389 kt | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 6,121 kt | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 5,331 kt | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 5,789 kt | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 5,707 kt | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5,695 kt | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,482 kt | 2,776 kt | 4,161 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,928 kt | 4,163 kt | 5,940 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,784 kt | 4,109 kt | 6,389 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,630 kt | 5,331 kt | 5,789 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Southern Africa?
- Food transport — emissions in Southern Africa was 5,695 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 6,389 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,776 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for food transport — emissions?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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