Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa

Africa: Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,419 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,419 kt
Change on year
up 31.2%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3,470 kt
in 2020
All-time low
1,591 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.9k kt1991: 2.0k 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: 3.4k kt2022: 2.6k kt2023: 3.4k kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 3,419 kt for pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 3,470 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,591 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.

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,860 kt
1991 1,956 kt +5.2%
1992 1,632 kt -16.6%
1993 1,591 kt -2.5%
1994 1,749 kt +9.9%
1995 2,116 kt +21.0%
1996 2,184 kt +3.2%
1997 2,440 kt +11.7%
1998 2,097 kt -14.1%
1999 2,086 kt -0.5%
2000 2,044 kt -2.0%
2001 2,130 kt +4.2%
2002 1,996 kt -6.3%
2003 2,158 kt +8.1%
2004 2,737 kt +26.8%
2005 2,670 kt -2.4%
2006 2,127 kt -20.3%
2007 2,033 kt -4.4%
2008 2,263 kt +11.4%
2009 2,346 kt +3.7%
2010 2,614 kt +11.4%
2011 2,496 kt -4.5%
2012 2,800 kt +12.2%
2013 2,847 kt +1.7%
2014 2,831 kt -0.6%
2015 2,663 kt -5.9%
2016 2,374 kt -10.9%
2017 2,483 kt +4.6%
2018 3,040 kt +22.4%
2019 2,676 kt -12.0%
2020 3,470 kt +29.7%
2021 3,362 kt -3.1%
2022 2,606 kt -22.5%
2023 3,419 kt +31.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,971 kt 1,591 kt 2,440 kt 10
2000s 2,250 kt 1,996 kt 2,737 kt 10
2010s 2,683 kt 2,374 kt 3,040 kt 10
2020s 3,214 kt 2,606 kt 3,470 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 13 Nigeria 972.97 kt compare
  2. 14 South Africa 845.68 kt compare
  3. 15 Argentina 807.01 kt compare
  4. 16 Japan 737.55 kt compare
  5. 17 Hungary 619.85 kt compare
  6. 18 Canada 578.3 kt compare
  7. 19 Republic of Korea 573.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in Africa?
Pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 3,419 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3,470 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,591 kt in 1993.
How does Africa rank for pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq)?
Africa ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,171 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.