Natural gas — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Natural gas — Emissions was 0.0156 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural gas — Emissions in Africa, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, natural gas — emissions in Africa stood at 0.0156 kt.
That represents a change of up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in Africa peaked at 0.0161 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2006.
That places Africa 19th out of 23 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Natural gas — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0.0008 kt | — |
| 2008 | 0.0013 kt | +62.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 kt | +430.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 kt | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 kt | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 kt | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0161 kt | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0138 kt | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0143 kt | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 kt | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 kt | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0142 kt | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.012 kt | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 kt | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 kt | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +430.8% | 0.0013 kt | 0.0069 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0022 kt | 0 kt | 0.0069 kt | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 kt | 0.0078 kt | 0.0161 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0141 kt | 0.012 kt | 0.0156 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 16 Hungary 0.022 kt compare
- 17 Romania 0.0182 kt compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0177 kt compare
- 19 Armenia 0.0168 kt compare
- 20 Ukraine 0.0153 kt compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 0.0121 kt compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 0.0114 kt compare
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 natural gas — emissions in Africa?
- Natural gas — emissions in Africa was 0.0156 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural gas — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2006.
- How does Africa rank for natural gas — emissions?
- Africa ranks 19th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
- Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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 Natural gas — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.