Drained organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 6,085 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Middle Africa, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.