Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.4683 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
Southern Africa recorded 0.4683 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 0.5561 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.287 kt, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 33 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 | 0.287 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3028 kt | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3111 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2967 kt | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3469 kt | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3898 kt | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3708 kt | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3712 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4235 kt | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4296 kt | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4203 kt | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4226 kt | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4288 kt | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4395 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4625 kt | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4523 kt | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4603 kt | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4917 kt | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5098 kt | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.522 kt | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4853 kt | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5007 kt | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5018 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5424 kt | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5183 kt | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5458 kt | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3943 kt | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4696 kt | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5561 kt | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5188 kt | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4442 kt | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4778 kt | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4689 kt | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4683 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3529 kt | 0.287 kt | 0.4296 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.461 kt | 0.4203 kt | 0.522 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5033 kt | 0.3943 kt | 0.5561 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4648 kt | 0.4442 kt | 0.4778 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 26 South Africa 0.4132 kt compare
- 27 Iraq 0.4027 kt compare
- 28 China, Taiwan Province of 0.3948 kt compare
- 29 Colombia 0.371 kt compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 0.3628 kt compare
- 31 Egypt 0.3536 kt compare
- 32 Poland 0.3453 kt compare
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 0.4683 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 0.5561 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.287 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 13.7%. 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 (N2O). 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.