Natural gas — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Natural gas — Emissions was 0.0003 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 0.0003 kt. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in Africa peaked at 0.0003 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2006.
Africa ranks 20th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0.0001 kt | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.0003 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.0003 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 18 Hungary 0.0004 kt compare
- 18 Romania 0.0004 kt compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0004 kt compare
- 21 Armenia 0.0003 kt compare
- 21 Ukraine 0.0003 kt compare
- 23 Czechia 0.0002 kt compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.0002 kt compare
- 23 Poland 0.0002 kt compare
- 23 Tunisia 0.0002 kt compare
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 0.0002 kt compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 56,867 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 662,630 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -127,257 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 3,188 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 681,210 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 665,818 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 553,953 kt (2025)
- Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 786,147 ha (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.54 kt (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 39,499 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas — emissions in Africa?
- Natural gas — emissions in Africa was 0.0003 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 0.0003 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 20th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.