All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa

Africa: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.44 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.44 million kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.44 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
952,047 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200620231990: 952.0k kt1991: 964.0k kt1992: 976.7k kt1993: 988.0k kt1994: 1.0M kt1995: 1.1M kt1996: 1.2M kt1997: 1.2M kt1998: 1.2M kt1999: 1.2M kt2000: 1.2M kt2001: 1.2M kt2002: 1.1M kt2003: 1.2M kt2004: 1.2M kt2005: 1.2M kt2006: 1.2M kt2007: 1.2M kt2008: 1.2M kt2009: 1.2M kt2010: 1.3M kt2011: 1.3M kt2012: 1.3M kt2013: 1.3M kt2014: 1.3M kt2015: 1.3M kt2016: 1.4M kt2017: 1.4M kt2018: 1.4M kt2019: 1.4M kt2020: 1.4M kt2021: 1.4M kt2022: 1.4M kt2023: 1.4M kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 1.44 million kt for all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa peaked at 1.44 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 952,047 kt, in 1990.

Africa ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Africa, year by year

Annual values for All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 952,047 kt
1991 963,998 kt +1.3%
1992 976,725 kt +1.3%
1993 988,047 kt +1.2%
1994 1.05 million kt +6.0%
1995 1.10 million kt +5.2%
1996 1.17 million kt +6.5%
1997 1.16 million kt -0.8%
1998 1.19 million kt +2.6%
1999 1.18 million kt -1.2%
2000 1.19 million kt +1.1%
2001 1.15 million kt -3.4%
2002 1.12 million kt -2.6%
2003 1.20 million kt +7.1%
2004 1.21 million kt +0.5%
2005 1.24 million kt +2.6%
2006 1.21 million kt -2.4%
2007 1.21 million kt +0.4%
2008 1.24 million kt +2.4%
2009 1.22 million kt -1.8%
2010 1.28 million kt +4.9%
2011 1.29 million kt +0.5%
2012 1.33 million kt +3.5%
2013 1.32 million kt -1.1%
2014 1.32 million kt +0.4%
2015 1.35 million kt +1.8%
2016 1.36 million kt +0.9%
2017 1.38 million kt +1.4%
2018 1.39 million kt +0.9%
2019 1.42 million kt +2.1%
2020 1.40 million kt -1.1%
2021 1.41 million kt +0.9%
2022 1.41 million kt +0.0%
2023 1.44 million kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.07 million kt 952,047 kt 1.19 million kt 10
2000s 1.20 million kt 1.12 million kt 1.24 million kt 10
2010s 1.34 million kt 1.28 million kt 1.42 million kt 10
2020s 1.42 million kt 1.40 million kt 1.44 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 India 861,376 kt compare
  2. 5 Brazil 581,046 kt compare
  3. 5 Türkiye 103,001 kt compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 463,638 kt compare
  5. 6 Viet Nam 93,627 kt compare
  6. 7 Russian Federation 446,174 kt compare
  7. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 60,631 kt compare
  8. 8 Pakistan 224,791 kt compare
  9. 9 Australia and New Zealand 219,953 kt compare
  10. 10 Nigeria 200,123 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa?
All sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Africa was 1.44 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 952,047 kt in 1990.
How does Africa rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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