Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 1.28 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.28 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
18th
of 36 groups
All-time high
1.67 kt
in 2011
All-time low
1.05 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.1 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 1.2 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.1 kt1996: 1.1 kt1997: 1.2 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 1.1 kt2000: 1.2 kt2001: 1.2 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 1.2 kt2004: 1.3 kt2005: 1.3 kt2006: 1.3 kt2007: 1.3 kt2008: 1.4 kt2009: 1.5 kt2010: 1.4 kt2011: 1.7 kt2012: 1.5 kt2013: 1.6 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 1.2 kt2016: 1.2 kt2017: 1.2 kt2018: 1.2 kt2019: 1.2 kt2020: 1.2 kt2021: 1.3 kt2022: 1.3 kt2023: 1.3 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in Africa is 1.28 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Africa peaked at 1.67 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.05 kt, in 1995.

Africa ranks 18th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.13 kt 1.05 kt 1.19 kt 10
2000s 1.29 kt 1.2 kt 1.5 kt 10
2010s 1.35 kt 1.2 kt 1.67 kt 10
2020s 1.26 kt 1.21 kt 1.28 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 15 Pakistan 0.3674 kt compare
  2. 16 Viet Nam 0.3409 kt compare
  3. 17 Poland 0.3319 kt compare
  4. 18 Spain 0.3302 kt compare
  5. 19 Canada 0.3044 kt compare
  6. 20 Saudi Arabia 0.2693 kt compare
  7. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2479 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Africa?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Africa was 1.28 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 kt in 1995.
How does Africa rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Africa ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 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.