Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 5,648 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,648 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 22 regions
All-time high
5,648 kt
in 2022
All-time low
4,766 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 4.8k kt1991: 4.8k kt1992: 4.8k kt1993: 4.8k kt1994: 4.8k kt1995: 4.8k kt1996: 4.8k kt1997: 4.8k kt1998: 4.8k kt1999: 4.9k kt2000: 4.9k kt2001: 4.8k kt2002: 4.8k kt2003: 4.8k kt2004: 4.8k kt2005: 4.8k kt2006: 4.9k kt2007: 4.9k kt2008: 4.9k kt2009: 4.9k kt2010: 5.0k kt2011: 5.1k kt2012: 5.3k kt2013: 5.4k kt2014: 5.4k kt2015: 5.4k kt2016: 5.5k kt2017: 5.5k kt2018: 5.5k kt2019: 5.5k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 5.6k kt2022: 5.6k kt2023: 5.6k kt2024: 5.6k kt

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 5,648 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Middle Africa peaked at 5,648 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,766 kt, in 1997.

Middle Africa ranks 5th of 22 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 4,821 kt
1991 4,821 kt +0.0%
1992 4,821 kt +0.0%
1993 4,821 kt +0.0%
1994 4,821 kt +0.0%
1995 4,811 kt -0.2%
1996 4,793 kt -0.4%
1997 4,766 kt -0.6%
1998 4,789 kt +0.5%
1999 4,879 kt +1.9%
2000 4,859 kt -0.4%
2001 4,789 kt -1.4%
2002 4,809 kt +0.4%
2003 4,802 kt -0.1%
2004 4,824 kt +0.5%
2005 4,844 kt +0.4%
2006 4,864 kt +0.4%
2007 4,856 kt -0.2%
2008 4,913 kt +1.2%
2009 4,949 kt +0.7%
2010 4,981 kt +0.6%
2011 5,085 kt +2.1%
2012 5,298 kt +4.2%
2013 5,350 kt +1.0%
2014 5,402 kt +1.0%
2015 5,401 kt -0.0%
2016 5,500 kt +1.8%
2017 5,513 kt +0.3%
2018 5,542 kt +0.5%
2019 5,522 kt -0.3%
2020 5,519 kt -0.1%
2021 5,601 kt +1.5%
2022 5,648 kt +0.9%
2023 5,648 kt +0.0%
2024 5,648 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,814 kt 4,766 kt 4,879 kt 10
2000s 4,851 kt 4,789 kt 4,949 kt 10
2010s 5,359 kt 4,981 kt 5,542 kt 10
2020s 5,613 kt 5,519 kt 5,648 kt 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 2 OECD 167,145 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 47,911 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 39,137 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 35,130 kt compare
  5. 6 Malaysia 29,817 kt compare
  6. 6 Viet Nam 3,792 kt compare
  7. 7 Poland 22,402 kt compare
  8. 8 Papua New Guinea 21,850 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Middle Africa?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Middle Africa was 5,648 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 5,648 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 4,766 kt in 1997.
How does Middle Africa rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.