Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) (Pre- CO2) in Africa
Africa: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) (Pre- CO2) was 185,252 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 185,252 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Africa peaked at 185,252 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36,782 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 17th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) (Pre- CO2) in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,782 kt | — |
| 1991 | 40,346 kt | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 40,601 kt | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 42,988 kt | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 45,684 kt | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 49,176 kt | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 51,361 kt | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 55,460 kt | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 61,570 kt | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 64,720 kt | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 65,734 kt | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 69,826 kt | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 71,581 kt | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 75,638 kt | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 82,301 kt | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 88,962 kt | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 93,918 kt | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 99,582 kt | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 101,891 kt | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 107,061 kt | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 116,976 kt | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 119,447 kt | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 130,378 kt | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 142,385 kt | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 152,532 kt | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 153,257 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 158,850 kt | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 163,556 kt | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 173,409 kt | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 176,178 kt | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 172,026 kt | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 180,419 kt | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 184,390 kt | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 185,252 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,869 kt | 36,782 kt | 64,720 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,649 kt | 65,734 kt | 107,061 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,697 kt | 116,976 kt | 176,178 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 180,522 kt | 172,026 kt | 185,252 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Africa?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions in Africa was 185,252 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 185,252 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,782 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). 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.