Food Transport — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Transport — Emissions was 49,259 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 49,259 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 49,259 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,748 kt, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 12th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,758 kt | 12,748 kt | 18,890 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,285 kt | 19,021 kt | 27,568 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,057 kt | 29,039 kt | 46,021 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,791 kt | 41,895 kt | 49,259 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food transport — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa was 49,259 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49,259 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,748 kt in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food transport — emissions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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 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.