IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Africa
Africa: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions was 1,492 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1,492 kt for ipcc agriculture — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions in Africa peaked at 1,492 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 313.42 kt, in 1961.
That places Africa 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 313.42 kt | — |
| 1962 | 318.5 kt | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 325.04 kt | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 334.06 kt | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 344.78 kt | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 348.91 kt | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 362.66 kt | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 373.38 kt | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 382.81 kt | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 390.39 kt | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 398.47 kt | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 401.73 kt | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 401.76 kt | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 406.33 kt | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 417.47 kt | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 424.45 kt | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 433.85 kt | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 448.45 kt | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 460.05 kt | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 472.5 kt | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 481.46 kt | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 489.57 kt | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 491.38 kt | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 486.74 kt | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 499.69 kt | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 512.79 kt | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 513.14 kt | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 529.27 kt | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 543.59 kt | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 868.88 kt | +59.8% |
| 1991 | 872.6 kt | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 881.04 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 885.62 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 894.15 kt | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 907.37 kt | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 933.63 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 938 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 997.31 kt | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 990.66 kt | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,007 kt | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 980.32 kt | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1,038 kt | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1,076 kt | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,087 kt | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,141 kt | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,120 kt | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,166 kt | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,195 kt | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,180 kt | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,236 kt | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1,267 kt | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,271 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,280 kt | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,279 kt | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,306 kt | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1,350 kt | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,359 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,371 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,384 kt | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,458 kt | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,464 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,461 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,492 kt | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +59.8% | 543.59 kt | 868.88 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 344.84 kt | 313.42 kt | 382.81 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 418.3 kt | 390.39 kt | 460.05 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 502.01 kt | 472.5 kt | 543.59 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 916.93 kt | 868.88 kt | 997.31 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,099 kt | 980.32 kt | 1,195 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,310 kt | 1,236 kt | 1,384 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,469 kt | 1,458 kt | 1,492 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions in Africa?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions in Africa was 1,492 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,492 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 313.42 kt in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O). 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