Drained organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 6,085 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,085 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 22 regions
All-time high
6,085 kt
in 2022
All-time low
5,224 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 5.3k kt1991: 5.3k kt1992: 5.3k kt1993: 5.3k kt1994: 5.3k kt1995: 5.3k kt1996: 5.3k kt1997: 5.2k kt1998: 5.3k kt1999: 5.4k kt2000: 5.3k kt2001: 5.2k kt2002: 5.2k kt2003: 5.2k kt2004: 5.3k kt2005: 5.3k kt2006: 5.3k kt2007: 5.3k kt2008: 5.3k kt2009: 5.4k kt2010: 5.4k kt2011: 5.5k kt2012: 5.7k kt2013: 5.8k kt2014: 5.8k kt2015: 5.8k kt2016: 5.9k kt2017: 6.0k kt2018: 6.0k kt2019: 6.0k kt2020: 6.0k kt2021: 6.0k kt2022: 6.1k kt2023: 6.1k kt2024: 6.1k kt

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 6,085 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Middle Africa peaked at 6,085 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,224 kt, in 2001.

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.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 5,310 kt
1991 5,310 kt +0.0%
1992 5,310 kt +0.0%
1993 5,310 kt +0.0%
1994 5,310 kt +0.0%
1995 5,303 kt -0.1%
1996 5,276 kt -0.5%
1997 5,245 kt -0.6%
1998 5,270 kt +0.5%
1999 5,354 kt +1.6%
2000 5,321 kt -0.6%
2001 5,224 kt -1.8%
2002 5,241 kt +0.3%
2003 5,230 kt -0.2%
2004 5,252 kt +0.4%
2005 5,272 kt +0.4%
2006 5,294 kt +0.4%
2007 5,280 kt -0.3%
2008 5,338 kt +1.1%
2009 5,372 kt +0.6%
2010 5,408 kt +0.7%
2011 5,515 kt +2.0%
2012 5,732 kt +3.9%
2013 5,785 kt +0.9%
2014 5,839 kt +0.9%
2015 5,838 kt -0.0%
2016 5,941 kt +1.8%
2017 5,956 kt +0.3%
2018 5,984 kt +0.5%
2019 5,956 kt -0.5%
2020 5,951 kt -0.1%
2021 6,036 kt +1.4%
2022 6,085 kt +0.8%
2023 6,085 kt +0.0%
2024 6,085 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,300 kt 5,245 kt 5,354 kt 10
2000s 5,282 kt 5,224 kt 5,372 kt 10
2010s 5,795 kt 5,408 kt 5,984 kt 10
2020s 6,048 kt 5,951 kt 6,085 kt 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 2 Indonesia 241,354 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 53,142 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 42,203 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 38,348 kt compare
  5. 6 Malaysia 31,521 kt compare
  6. 7 Poland 28,289 kt compare
  7. 8 Germany 27,549 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Middle Africa?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Middle Africa was 6,085 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 6,085 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 5,224 kt in 2001.
How does Middle Africa rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained 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.