Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 170,735 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Africa stood at 170,735 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Africa peaked at 372,196 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 170,735 kt, in 2021.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 303,959 kt | — |
| 1991 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 303,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 259,637 kt | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 259,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 282,113 kt | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 281,307 kt | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 281,307 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 281,307 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 281,307 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 372,196 kt | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 372,196 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 372,196 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 372,196 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 372,196 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 170,735 kt | -54.1% |
| 2022 | 170,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 170,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 170,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 170,735 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303,959 kt | 303,959 kt | 303,959 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,069 kt | 259,637 kt | 303,959 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,576 kt | 259,637 kt | 372,196 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,312 kt | 170,735 kt | 372,196 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Cameroon 60,845 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 59,158 kt compare
- 6 Colombia 56,313 kt compare
- 7 Italy 53,504 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,464 kt compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,878 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 53,005 kt compare
- 9 Madagascar 51,311 kt compare
- 9 Melanesia 630.67 kt compare
- 10 Sudan 45,804 kt compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 227.33 kt compare
- 11 Thailand 44,917 kt compare
- 11 Polynesia 36.67 kt compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.15 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Africa?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Africa was 170,735 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 372,196 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,735 kt in 2021.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).