All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Africa

Africa: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions was 1,930 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,930 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,956 kt
in 2020
All-time low
1,207 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.2k kt1991: 1.2k kt1992: 1.3k kt1993: 1.3k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.2k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.5k kt2004: 1.5k kt2005: 1.6k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.6k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.6k kt2010: 1.7k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.9k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 1.9k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 2.0k kt2021: 2.0k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k 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 1,930 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Africa peaked at 1,956 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,207 kt, in 1997.

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 in Africa, year by year

Annual values for All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,236 kt
1991 1,239 kt +0.2%
1992 1,263 kt +1.9%
1993 1,272 kt +0.7%
1994 1,281 kt +0.8%
1995 1,299 kt +1.4%
1996 1,216 kt -6.4%
1997 1,207 kt -0.8%
1998 1,324 kt +9.7%
1999 1,304 kt -1.5%
2000 1,301 kt -0.2%
2001 1,366 kt +5.0%
2002 1,408 kt +3.1%
2003 1,518 kt +7.8%
2004 1,523 kt +0.3%
2005 1,621 kt +6.4%
2006 1,561 kt -3.7%
2007 1,622 kt +3.9%
2008 1,667 kt +2.8%
2009 1,630 kt -2.2%
2010 1,748 kt +7.3%
2011 1,780 kt +1.8%
2012 1,792 kt +0.6%
2013 1,786 kt -0.3%
2014 1,772 kt -0.8%
2015 1,818 kt +2.6%
2016 1,884 kt +3.6%
2017 1,889 kt +0.3%
2018 1,878 kt -0.6%
2019 1,897 kt +1.0%
2020 1,956 kt +3.1%
2021 1,955 kt -0.0%
2022 1,935 kt -1.0%
2023 1,930 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,264 kt 1,207 kt 1,324 kt 10
2000s 1,522 kt 1,301 kt 1,667 kt 10
2010s 1,824 kt 1,748 kt 1,897 kt 10
2020s 1,944 kt 1,930 kt 1,956 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 India 1,131 kt compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 151.22 kt compare
  3. 5 Brazil 737.29 kt compare
  4. 6 Australia and New Zealand 428.01 kt compare
  5. 7 Australia 381.27 kt compare
  6. 8 Russian Federation 308.87 kt compare
  7. 9 Indonesia 265.43 kt compare
  8. 10 Pakistan 257.94 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 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 1,930 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 1,956 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,207 kt in 1997.
How does Africa rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (N2O)
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