Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 100,021 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 100,021 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 100,021 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,647 kt, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 26th out of 38 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,207 kt | 24,647 kt | 34,824 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,207 kt | 34,985 kt | 57,382 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,940 kt | 61,861 kt | 90,121 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,574 kt | 87,098 kt | 100,021 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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 (Direct emissions) 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 (Emissions CH4) — FAO TIER 1 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 100,021 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 100,021 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,647 kt in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.