Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.8646 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.27 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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.