Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) (Pre- CH4) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) (Pre- CH4) was 23.14 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 23.14 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 23.14 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.35 kt, in 1993.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) (Pre- CH4) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.43 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6.41 kt | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.38 kt | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.35 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.74 kt | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 7.48 kt | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 7.16 kt | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.77 kt | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 7.54 kt | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 8.01 kt | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 7.55 kt | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 8.37 kt | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 8.96 kt | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 9.17 kt | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.91 kt | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 10.24 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.84 kt | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 12.15 kt | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 12.87 kt | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 13.08 kt | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.01 kt | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.15 kt | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 16.52 kt | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 17.22 kt | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 17.41 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.17 kt | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 14.26 kt | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 19.54 kt | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 18.96 kt | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 18.64 kt | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 20.07 kt | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 22.82 kt | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 23.14 kt | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.03 kt | 6.35 kt | 8.01 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.32 kt | 7.55 kt | 13.08 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.02 kt | 13 kt | 19.54 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.17 kt | 18.64 kt | 23.14 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa was 23.14 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.14 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.35 kt in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.