Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa
Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 113,632 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Africa is 113,632 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 113,632 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86,220 kt, in 1990.
That places Africa 10th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,135 kt | 86,220 kt | 99,943 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,969 kt | 100,731 kt | 107,455 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,636 kt | 108,159 kt | 112,480 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,208 kt | 112,750 kt | 113,632 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 113,632 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 113,632 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,220 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Solid Food Waste — 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.