Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.3387 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa stood at -0.3387 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa peaked at -0.28 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.5329 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Middle Africa 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.2808 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.2813 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2824 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.2832 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.2837 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2848 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.2853 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2864 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2873 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2872 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.3956 % change on previous year | +37.7% |
| 2003 | -0.3972 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.3988 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4007 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -0.402 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.4036 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4052 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4069 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4086 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.4102 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2012 | -0.5245 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 2013 | -0.5273 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2014 | -0.5301 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2015 | -0.5329 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -0.5315 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2017 | -0.3602 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2018 | -0.3615 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.3628 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.3638 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.3658 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2022 | -0.3353 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3364 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3378 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.3387 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -37.7% | -0.2872 % change on previous year | -0.3956 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +32.2% | -0.5315 % change on previous year | -0.3602 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -27.9% | -0.4102 % change on previous year | -0.5245 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2831 % change on previous year | -0.2864 % change on previous year | -0.28 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3785 % change on previous year | -0.4069 % change on previous year | -0.2872 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.455 % change on previous year | -0.5329 % change on previous year | -0.3602 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3463 % change on previous year | -0.3658 % change on previous year | -0.3353 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 21 Philippines 0.5739 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Türkiye 0.5161 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Ghana 0.5088 % change on previous year compare
- 24 France 0.5049 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Malta 0.4274 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Fiji 0.409 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 0.3964 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 172.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Middle Africa was -0.3387 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.28 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5329 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Middle Africa rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Middle Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.