Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions was 3,406 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,406 kt
Change on year
up 31.3%
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,459 kt
in 2020
All-time low
1,585 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.9k kt1991: 1.9k kt1992: 1.6k kt1993: 1.6k kt1994: 1.7k kt1995: 2.1k kt1996: 2.2k kt1997: 2.4k kt1998: 2.1k kt1999: 2.1k kt2000: 2.0k kt2001: 2.1k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.2k kt2004: 2.7k kt2005: 2.7k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.0k kt2008: 2.3k kt2009: 2.3k kt2010: 2.6k kt2011: 2.5k kt2012: 2.8k kt2013: 2.8k kt2014: 2.8k kt2015: 2.7k kt2016: 2.4k kt2017: 2.5k kt2018: 3.0k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 3.5k kt2021: 3.3k kt2022: 2.6k kt2023: 3.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides manufacturing — emissions in Africa is 3,406 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides manufacturing — emissions in Africa peaked at 3,459 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,585 kt, in 1993.

Africa ranks 16th of 32 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.

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,853 kt
1991 1,949 kt +5.2%
1992 1,626 kt -16.6%
1993 1,585 kt -2.5%
1994 1,743 kt +9.9%
1995 2,108 kt +21.0%
1996 2,176 kt +3.2%
1997 2,431 kt +11.7%
1998 2,089 kt -14.1%
1999 2,078 kt -0.5%
2000 2,036 kt -2.0%
2001 2,122 kt +4.2%
2002 1,988 kt -6.3%
2003 2,150 kt +8.1%
2004 2,726 kt +26.8%
2005 2,660 kt -2.4%
2006 2,119 kt -20.3%
2007 2,025 kt -4.4%
2008 2,255 kt +11.4%
2009 2,337 kt +3.7%
2010 2,605 kt +11.4%
2011 2,488 kt -4.5%
2012 2,790 kt +12.1%
2013 2,838 kt +1.7%
2014 2,822 kt -0.6%
2015 2,654 kt -5.9%
2016 2,364 kt -10.9%
2017 2,473 kt +4.6%
2018 3,029 kt +22.5%
2019 2,665 kt -12.0%
2020 3,459 kt +29.8%
2021 3,349 kt -3.2%
2022 2,595 kt -22.5%
2023 3,406 kt +31.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,964 kt 1,585 kt 2,431 kt 10
2000s 2,242 kt 1,988 kt 2,726 kt 10
2010s 2,673 kt 2,364 kt 3,029 kt 10
2020s 3,202 kt 2,595 kt 3,459 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 13 Nigeria 971.01 kt compare
  2. 13 Polynesia 16.75 kt compare
  3. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.57 kt compare
  4. 14 South Africa 842.1 kt compare
  5. 15 Argentina 804.74 kt compare
  6. 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.8 kt compare
  7. 16 Japan 734.93 kt compare
  8. 16 Timor-Leste 4.53 kt compare
  9. 17 Hungary 617.17 kt compare
  10. 17 Micronesia 3.06 kt compare
  11. 18 Canada 576.39 kt compare
  12. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.4525 kt compare
  13. 19 Republic of Korea 571.45 kt compare
  14. 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.1789 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides manufacturing — emissions in Africa?
Pesticides manufacturing — emissions in Africa was 3,406 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides manufacturing — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3,459 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides manufacturing — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,585 kt in 1993.
How does Africa rank for pesticides manufacturing — emissions?
Africa ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pesticides manufacturing — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,192 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