All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) in Africa

Africa: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) was 2.17 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.17 million kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
17th
of 33 groups
All-time high
2.68 million kt
in 2014
All-time low
1.82 million kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200620231990: 1.8M kt1991: 1.8M kt1992: 1.8M kt1993: 1.9M kt1994: 1.9M kt1995: 1.9M kt1996: 1.9M kt1997: 2.0M kt1998: 2.0M kt1999: 2.0M kt2000: 2.0M kt2001: 1.9M kt2002: 1.9M kt2003: 2.0M kt2004: 2.1M kt2005: 2.1M kt2006: 2.1M kt2007: 2.2M kt2008: 2.2M kt2009: 2.2M kt2010: 2.3M kt2011: 2.6M kt2012: 2.6M kt2013: 2.6M kt2014: 2.7M kt2015: 2.7M kt2016: 2.4M kt2017: 2.4M kt2018: 2.4M kt2019: 2.5M kt2020: 2.4M kt2021: 2.1M kt2022: 2.2M kt2023: 2.2M kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Africa stood at 2.17 million kt.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Africa peaked at 2.68 million kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million kt, in 1990.

That places Africa 17th out of 33 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.

All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) in Africa, year by year

Annual values for All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.82 million kt —
1991 1.85 million kt +1.7%
1992 1.82 million kt -1.4%
1993 1.86 million kt +2.2%
1994 1.88 million kt +0.9%
1995 1.93 million kt +2.7%
1996 1.94 million kt +1.0%
1997 1.97 million kt +1.3%
1998 2.00 million kt +1.3%
1999 1.99 million kt -0.6%
2000 2.00 million kt +1.0%
2001 1.93 million kt -3.9%
2002 1.93 million kt +0.0%
2003 2.01 million kt +4.3%
2004 2.08 million kt +3.5%
2005 2.11 million kt +1.7%
2006 2.15 million kt +1.6%
2007 2.19 million kt +2.0%
2008 2.23 million kt +1.8%
2009 2.22 million kt -0.5%
2010 2.26 million kt +1.6%
2011 2.57 million kt +14.0%
2012 2.57 million kt +0.0%
2013 2.60 million kt +1.1%
2014 2.68 million kt +3.0%
2015 2.66 million kt -0.8%
2016 2.41 million kt -9.4%
2017 2.42 million kt +0.7%
2018 2.42 million kt -0.3%
2019 2.52 million kt +4.2%
2020 2.41 million kt -4.3%
2021 2.14 million kt -11.0%
2022 2.15 million kt +0.4%
2023 2.17 million kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.90 million kt 1.82 million kt 2.00 million kt 10
2000s 2.08 million kt 1.93 million kt 2.23 million kt 10
2010s 2.51 million kt 2.26 million kt 2.68 million kt 10
2020s 2.22 million kt 2.14 million kt 2.41 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 14 Germany 608,491 kt compare
  2. 15 Republic of Korea 589,255 kt compare
  3. 16 Mexico 521,724 kt compare
  4. 17 Türkiye 421,997 kt compare
  5. 17 Turkey 421,997 kt compare
  6. 19 Australia and New Zealand 392,298 kt compare
  7. 20 Viet Nam 377,460 kt compare
  8. 20 Vietnam 377,460 kt compare

See the full ranking of 291 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Africa?
All sectors with lulucf — emissions in Africa was 2.17 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.68 million kt in 2014.
What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
Africa ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf