On-farm energy use — Emissions in Africa

Africa: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 5 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 31 groups
All-time high
6.12 kt
in 2016
All-time low
1.29 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

1234561990200620231990: 1.3 kt1991: 1.5 kt1992: 1.6 kt1993: 1.8 kt1994: 1.9 kt1995: 2 kt1996: 2.2 kt1997: 2 kt1998: 2.4 kt1999: 2.7 kt2000: 2.5 kt2001: 2.5 kt2002: 2.6 kt2003: 2.5 kt2004: 3.3 kt2005: 4.6 kt2006: 4.8 kt2007: 5.4 kt2008: 5.5 kt2009: 5.7 kt2010: 5.5 kt2011: 5.8 kt2012: 6 kt2013: 4.6 kt2014: 4.9 kt2015: 4.8 kt2016: 6.1 kt2017: 6.1 kt2018: 5.2 kt2019: 5.2 kt2020: 4.8 kt2021: 5.2 kt2022: 5 kt2023: 5 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for on-farm energy use — emissions in Africa is 5 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in Africa peaked at 6.12 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.29 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 18th 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 (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.29 kt
1991 1.49 kt +15.3%
1992 1.64 kt +10.6%
1993 1.83 kt +11.7%
1994 1.94 kt +5.7%
1995 2 kt +3.2%
1996 2.17 kt +8.6%
1997 2.02 kt -7.1%
1998 2.44 kt +21.1%
1999 2.66 kt +8.9%
2000 2.48 kt -6.7%
2001 2.54 kt +2.4%
2002 2.63 kt +3.4%
2003 2.54 kt -3.3%
2004 3.34 kt +31.4%
2005 4.6 kt +37.8%
2006 4.82 kt +4.7%
2007 5.39 kt +11.7%
2008 5.45 kt +1.2%
2009 5.66 kt +3.9%
2010 5.54 kt -2.2%
2011 5.85 kt +5.6%
2012 5.96 kt +1.9%
2013 4.58 kt -23.1%
2014 4.86 kt +6.0%
2015 4.84 kt -0.3%
2016 6.12 kt +26.3%
2017 6.08 kt -0.7%
2018 5.25 kt -13.7%
2019 5.16 kt -1.7%
2020 4.77 kt -7.5%
2021 5.18 kt +8.7%
2022 5 kt -3.5%
2023 5 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.95 kt 1.29 kt 2.66 kt 10
2000s 3.95 kt 2.48 kt 5.66 kt 10
2010s 5.42 kt 4.58 kt 6.12 kt 10
2020s 4.99 kt 4.77 kt 5.18 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 15 Australia 2.54 kt compare
  2. 16 Italy 2.49 kt compare
  3. 17 Germany 2.47 kt compare
  4. 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
  5. 18 India 1.93 kt compare
  6. 19 Bangladesh 1.59 kt compare
  7. 20 South Africa 1.31 kt compare
  8. 21 Malaysia 1.23 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 5 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 6.12 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.29 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
Africa ranks 18th 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 9.2%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (N2O)
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
Last refreshed

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