On-farm energy use — Emissions in Africa

Africa: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 33,280 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33,280 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
37,394 kt
in 2017
All-time low
9,359 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 9.4k kt1991: 10.1k kt1992: 10.7k kt1993: 11.0k kt1994: 13.3k kt1995: 14.1k kt1996: 14.6k kt1997: 13.8k kt1998: 16.1k kt1999: 17.0k kt2000: 14.5k kt2001: 15.7k kt2002: 16.1k kt2003: 17.0k kt2004: 21.4k kt2005: 27.3k kt2006: 28.5k kt2007: 30.8k kt2008: 30.1k kt2009: 31.7k kt2010: 30.6k kt2011: 31.2k kt2012: 32.8k kt2013: 29.5k kt2014: 31.3k kt2015: 32.4k kt2016: 36.9k kt2017: 37.4k kt2018: 33.3k kt2019: 32.1k kt2020: 31.5k kt2021: 33.2k kt2022: 33.2k kt2023: 33.3k kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 33,280 kt for on-farm energy use — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in Africa peaked at 37,394 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,359 kt, in 1990.

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 (CO2) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9,359 kt
1991 10,129 kt +8.2%
1992 10,725 kt +5.9%
1993 11,045 kt +3.0%
1994 13,286 kt +20.3%
1995 14,060 kt +5.8%
1996 14,605 kt +3.9%
1997 13,799 kt -5.5%
1998 16,090 kt +16.6%
1999 16,965 kt +5.4%
2000 14,467 kt -14.7%
2001 15,675 kt +8.4%
2002 16,132 kt +2.9%
2003 17,039 kt +5.6%
2004 21,391 kt +25.5%
2005 27,264 kt +27.5%
2006 28,500 kt +4.5%
2007 30,826 kt +8.2%
2008 30,078 kt -2.4%
2009 31,706 kt +5.4%
2010 30,615 kt -3.4%
2011 31,236 kt +2.0%
2012 32,826 kt +5.1%
2013 29,521 kt -10.1%
2014 31,320 kt +6.1%
2015 32,383 kt +3.4%
2016 36,941 kt +14.1%
2017 37,394 kt +1.2%
2018 33,251 kt -11.1%
2019 32,139 kt -3.3%
2020 31,495 kt -2.0%
2021 33,247 kt +5.6%
2022 33,227 kt -0.1%
2023 33,280 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,006 kt 9,359 kt 16,965 kt 10
2000s 23,308 kt 14,467 kt 31,706 kt 10
2010s 32,763 kt 29,521 kt 37,394 kt 10
2020s 32,812 kt 31,495 kt 33,280 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 13 Argentina 11,445 kt compare
  2. 14 Germany 11,059 kt compare
  3. 15 Australia and New Zealand 10,506 kt compare
  4. 16 Italy 10,402 kt compare
  5. 17 South Africa 9,970 kt compare
  6. 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0659 kt compare
  7. 18 Spain 9,039 kt compare
  8. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,813 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 33,280 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 37,394 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 9,359 kt in 1990.
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 12.7%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2)
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