Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 254.96 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
254.96 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 22 regions
All-time high
254.96 kt
in 2022
All-time low
219.98 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Middle Africa, 1990–2023

01002003001990200620231990: 224.5 kt1991: 224.5 kt1992: 224.5 kt1993: 224.5 kt1994: 224.5 kt1995: 224.2 kt1996: 223 kt1997: 221.6 kt1998: 222.8 kt1999: 226 kt2000: 224.4 kt2001: 220 kt2002: 220.6 kt2003: 220.2 kt2004: 221 kt2005: 221.8 kt2006: 222.7 kt2007: 222.1 kt2008: 224.4 kt2009: 225.8 kt2010: 227.3 kt2011: 231.7 kt2012: 240.6 kt2013: 242.8 kt2014: 245 kt2015: 245 kt2016: 249.2 kt2017: 249.9 kt2018: 251 kt2019: 249.7 kt2020: 249.4 kt2021: 252.9 kt2022: 255 kt2023: 255 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa stood at 254.96 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa peaked at 254.96 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 219.98 kt, in 2001.

That places Middle Africa 5th out of 22 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 224.53 kt
1991 224.53 kt +0.0%
1992 224.53 kt +0.0%
1993 224.53 kt +0.0%
1994 224.53 kt +0.0%
1995 224.24 kt -0.1%
1996 223 kt -0.6%
1997 221.62 kt -0.6%
1998 222.76 kt +0.5%
1999 226.02 kt +1.5%
2000 224.4 kt -0.7%
2001 219.98 kt -2.0%
2002 220.64 kt +0.3%
2003 220.16 kt -0.2%
2004 221.04 kt +0.4%
2005 221.83 kt +0.4%
2006 222.71 kt +0.4%
2007 222.12 kt -0.3%
2008 224.43 kt +1.0%
2009 225.81 kt +0.6%
2010 227.29 kt +0.7%
2011 231.72 kt +1.9%
2012 240.57 kt +3.8%
2013 242.77 kt +0.9%
2014 244.99 kt +0.9%
2015 244.97 kt -0.0%
2016 249.21 kt +1.7%
2017 249.87 kt +0.3%
2018 250.96 kt +0.4%
2019 249.66 kt -0.5%
2020 249.39 kt -0.1%
2021 252.92 kt +1.4%
2022 254.96 kt +0.8%
2023 254.96 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 224.03 kt 221.62 kt 226.02 kt 10
2000s 222.31 kt 219.98 kt 225.81 kt 10
2010s 243.2 kt 227.29 kt 250.96 kt 10
2020s 253.05 kt 249.39 kt 254.96 kt 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 2 Indonesia 10,108 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 9,942 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 7,895 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 7,175 kt compare
  5. 6 Poland 5,301 kt compare
  6. 7 Germany 5,175 kt compare
  7. 7 Viet Nam 155.45 kt compare
  8. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,967 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa was 254.96 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 254.96 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 219.98 kt in 2001.
How does Middle Africa rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — 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