Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.8646 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8646 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 22 regions
All-time high
0.8646 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.7296 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.20.40.60.81990200720241990: 0.738 kt1991: 0.738 kt1992: 0.738 kt1993: 0.738 kt1994: 0.738 kt1995: 0.737 kt1996: 0.734 kt1997: 0.73 kt1998: 0.733 kt1999: 0.747 kt2000: 0.744 kt2001: 0.733 kt2002: 0.736 kt2003: 0.735 kt2004: 0.738 kt2005: 0.741 kt2006: 0.745 kt2007: 0.743 kt2008: 0.752 kt2009: 0.757 kt2010: 0.762 kt2011: 0.778 kt2012: 0.811 kt2013: 0.819 kt2014: 0.827 kt2015: 0.827 kt2016: 0.842 kt2017: 0.844 kt2018: 0.848 kt2019: 0.845 kt2020: 0.845 kt2021: 0.857 kt2022: 0.865 kt2023: 0.865 kt2024: 0.865 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Middle Africa stood at 0.8646 kt. 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 0.8646 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7296 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 (N2O) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7379 kt
1991 0.7379 kt +0.0%
1992 0.7379 kt +0.0%
1993 0.7379 kt +0.0%
1994 0.7379 kt +0.0%
1995 0.7365 kt -0.2%
1996 0.7337 kt -0.4%
1997 0.7296 kt -0.6%
1998 0.7331 kt +0.5%
1999 0.7469 kt +1.9%
2000 0.7438 kt -0.4%
2001 0.733 kt -1.5%
2002 0.7361 kt +0.4%
2003 0.7351 kt -0.1%
2004 0.7384 kt +0.4%
2005 0.7414 kt +0.4%
2006 0.7446 kt +0.4%
2007 0.7433 kt -0.2%
2008 0.752 kt +1.2%
2009 0.7575 kt +0.7%
2010 0.7624 kt +0.6%
2011 0.7784 kt +2.1%
2012 0.811 kt +4.2%
2013 0.819 kt +1.0%
2014 0.8269 kt +1.0%
2015 0.8268 kt -0.0%
2016 0.8418 kt +1.8%
2017 0.844 kt +0.3%
2018 0.8483 kt +0.5%
2019 0.8453 kt -0.4%
2020 0.8449 kt -0.0%
2021 0.8573 kt +1.5%
2022 0.8646 kt +0.9%
2023 0.8646 kt +0.0%
2024 0.8646 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7369 kt 0.7296 kt 0.7469 kt 10
2000s 0.7425 kt 0.733 kt 0.7575 kt 10
2010s 0.8204 kt 0.7624 kt 0.8483 kt 10
2020s 0.8592 kt 0.8449 kt 0.8646 kt 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 2 Indonesia 34.88 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 33.79 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 27.6 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 24.78 kt compare
  5. 6 Poland 15.8 kt compare
  6. 6 Viet Nam 0.5804 kt compare
  7. 7 Ukraine 12.85 kt compare
  8. 8 Germany 11.33 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 0.8646 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 0.8646 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7296 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.