On-farm energy use — Emissions in Africa

Africa: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 40.19 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40.19 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
40.19 kt
in 2023
All-time low
10.08 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

102030401990200620231990: 10.2 kt1991: 10.5 kt1992: 10.5 kt1993: 10.1 kt1994: 12.5 kt1995: 13 kt1996: 13.6 kt1997: 13.7 kt1998: 14.4 kt1999: 15.4 kt2000: 13.3 kt2001: 14.9 kt2002: 15.7 kt2003: 17.6 kt2004: 22.1 kt2005: 25.2 kt2006: 29.1 kt2007: 32.3 kt2008: 29.4 kt2009: 32.5 kt2010: 30.1 kt2011: 32.9 kt2012: 37.2 kt2013: 36.2 kt2014: 37.9 kt2015: 39.4 kt2016: 36.1 kt2017: 37 kt2018: 39.9 kt2019: 37.2 kt2020: 38 kt2021: 38.8 kt2022: 40 kt2023: 40.2 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, on-farm energy use — emissions in Africa stood at 40.19 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in Africa peaked at 40.19 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.08 kt, in 1993.

Africa ranks 16th of 31 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.

On-farm energy use — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CH4) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10.24 kt
1991 10.45 kt +2.0%
1992 10.49 kt +0.3%
1993 10.08 kt -3.8%
1994 12.54 kt +24.4%
1995 13.04 kt +4.0%
1996 13.57 kt +4.1%
1997 13.7 kt +0.9%
1998 14.44 kt +5.4%
1999 15.44 kt +6.9%
2000 13.35 kt -13.6%
2001 14.86 kt +11.4%
2002 15.66 kt +5.4%
2003 17.57 kt +12.1%
2004 22.11 kt +25.8%
2005 25.15 kt +13.8%
2006 29.06 kt +15.5%
2007 32.26 kt +11.0%
2008 29.44 kt -8.7%
2009 32.54 kt +10.5%
2010 30.13 kt -7.4%
2011 32.86 kt +9.0%
2012 37.24 kt +13.3%
2013 36.24 kt -2.7%
2014 37.94 kt +4.7%
2015 39.43 kt +3.9%
2016 36.14 kt -8.3%
2017 36.96 kt +2.3%
2018 39.86 kt +7.8%
2019 37.21 kt -6.6%
2020 37.97 kt +2.0%
2021 38.83 kt +2.3%
2022 40.02 kt +3.1%
2023 40.19 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.4 kt 10.08 kt 15.44 kt 10
2000s 23.2 kt 13.35 kt 32.54 kt 10
2010s 36.4 kt 30.13 kt 39.86 kt 10
2020s 39.25 kt 37.97 kt 40.19 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 13 France 10.33 kt compare
  2. 14 Pakistan 9.7 kt compare
  3. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.42 kt compare
  4. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0192 kt compare
  5. 16 Italy 8.45 kt compare
  6. 17 Uzbekistan 8.45 kt compare
  7. 18 Germany 7.01 kt compare
  8. 19 Spain 6.79 kt compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions in Africa?
On-farm energy use — emissions in Africa was 40.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 40.19 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10.08 kt in 1993.
How does Africa rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
Africa ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 On-farm energy use — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 data points, 1990–2023
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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