Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa

Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 63,309 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
63,309 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
63,837 kt
in 2012
All-time low
61,772 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 61.8k kt1991: 61.8k kt1992: 61.8k kt1993: 61.8k kt1994: 61.8k kt1995: 62.5k kt1996: 62.5k kt1997: 62.5k kt1998: 62.8k kt1999: 63.2k kt2000: 63.3k kt2001: 63.2k kt2002: 63.3k kt2003: 63.2k kt2004: 63.3k kt2005: 63.3k kt2006: 63.4k kt2007: 63.3k kt2008: 63.4k kt2009: 63.4k kt2010: 63.5k kt2011: 63.6k kt2012: 63.8k kt2013: 63.8k kt2014: 63.7k kt2015: 63.7k kt2016: 63.7k kt2017: 63.6k kt2018: 63.5k kt2019: 63.3k kt2020: 63.3k kt2021: 63.3k kt2022: 63.3k kt2023: 63.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Africa is 63,309 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 63,837 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61,772 kt, in 1994.

That places Africa 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 61,776 kt
1991 61,776 kt +0.0%
1992 61,776 kt +0.0%
1993 61,776 kt -0.0%
1994 61,772 kt -0.0%
1995 62,511 kt +1.2%
1996 62,484 kt -0.0%
1997 62,537 kt +0.1%
1998 62,773 kt +0.4%
1999 63,202 kt +0.7%
2000 63,272 kt +0.1%
2001 63,204 kt -0.1%
2002 63,288 kt +0.1%
2003 63,248 kt -0.1%
2004 63,279 kt +0.1%
2005 63,349 kt +0.1%
2006 63,353 kt +0.0%
2007 63,309 kt -0.1%
2008 63,372 kt +0.1%
2009 63,436 kt +0.1%
2010 63,507 kt +0.1%
2011 63,630 kt +0.2%
2012 63,837 kt +0.3%
2013 63,817 kt -0.0%
2014 63,735 kt -0.1%
2015 63,733 kt -0.0%
2016 63,656 kt -0.1%
2017 63,589 kt -0.1%
2018 63,503 kt -0.1%
2019 63,345 kt -0.2%
2020 63,317 kt -0.0%
2021 63,296 kt -0.0%
2022 63,309 kt +0.0%
2023 63,309 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62,238 kt 61,772 kt 63,202 kt 10
2000s 63,311 kt 63,204 kt 63,436 kt 10
2010s 63,635 kt 63,345 kt 63,837 kt 10
2020s 63,308 kt 63,296 kt 63,317 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 10 Mongolia 26,387 kt compare
  2. 11 Papua New Guinea 23,130 kt compare
  3. 12 Ukraine 22,978 kt compare
  4. 13 Bangladesh 18,109 kt compare
  5. 14 Finland 16,664 kt compare
  6. 15 Zambia 15,299 kt compare
  7. 16 Myanmar 14,618 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Africa?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 63,309 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 63,837 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 61,772 kt in 1994.
How does Africa rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Africa ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf