On-farm energy use — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 12.3 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
On-farm energy use — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 12.3 kt for on-farm energy use — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 18.03 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.05 kt, in 1993.
That places Southern Africa 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
On-farm energy use — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.61 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4.72 kt | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 5.15 kt | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 4.05 kt | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 6.18 kt | +52.5% |
| 1995 | 6.69 kt | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 6.48 kt | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 7.1 kt | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 7.38 kt | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 7.52 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.41 kt | -28.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8 kt | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 6.42 kt | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 7.08 kt | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 8.35 kt | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 7.62 kt | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 7.97 kt | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.26 kt | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8 kt | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.85 kt | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.34 kt | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 13.72 kt | +46.9% |
| 2012 | 16.83 kt | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 17.22 kt | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.63 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.03 kt | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.07 kt | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 14.85 kt | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 17.39 kt | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 14.23 kt | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 13.33 kt | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 13.15 kt | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.18 kt | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 12.3 kt | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.99 kt | 4.05 kt | 7.52 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 kt | 5.41 kt | 8.35 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.33 kt | 9.34 kt | 18.03 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.74 kt | 12.18 kt | 13.33 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 23 Turkmenistan 5.81 kt compare
- 24 Japan 5.13 kt compare
- 25 Morocco 4.95 kt compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.91 kt compare
- 27 Ukraine 4.74 kt compare
- 28 Chile 4.48 kt compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 4.36 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is on-farm energy use — emissions in Southern Africa?
- On-farm energy use — emissions in Southern Africa was 12.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.03 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 kt in 1993.
- How does Southern Africa rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is on-farm energy use — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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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