Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.23 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.23 t CO2eq/ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
16th
of 20 groups
All-time high
1.23 t CO2eq/ha
in 2023
All-time low
0.75 t CO2eq/ha
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 0.75 t CO2eq/ha1991: 0.76 t CO2eq/ha1992: 0.76 t CO2eq/ha1993: 0.77 t CO2eq/ha1994: 0.78 t CO2eq/ha1995: 0.78 t CO2eq/ha1996: 0.76 t CO2eq/ha1997: 0.77 t CO2eq/ha1998: 0.82 t CO2eq/ha1999: 0.79 t CO2eq/ha2000: 0.84 t CO2eq/ha2001: 0.8 t CO2eq/ha2002: 0.86 t CO2eq/ha2003: 0.97 t CO2eq/ha2004: 0.96 t CO2eq/ha2005: 0.99 t CO2eq/ha2006: 0.98 t CO2eq/ha2007: 0.99 t CO2eq/ha2008: 1 t CO2eq/ha2009: 0.95 t CO2eq/ha2010: 1 t CO2eq/ha2011: 1 t CO2eq/ha2012: 0.98 t CO2eq/ha2013: 1 t CO2eq/ha2014: 1 t CO2eq/ha2015: 1.1 t CO2eq/ha2016: 1.1 t CO2eq/ha2017: 1.1 t CO2eq/ha2018: 1.1 t CO2eq/ha2019: 1.1 t CO2eq/ha2020: 1.2 t CO2eq/ha2021: 1.2 t CO2eq/ha2022: 1.2 t CO2eq/ha2023: 1.2 t CO2eq/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa stood at 1.23 t CO2eq/ha. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa peaked at 1.23 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.75 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.

That places Middle Africa 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/ha Change
1990 0.75 t CO2eq/ha
1991 0.76 t CO2eq/ha +1.3%
1992 0.76 t CO2eq/ha +0.0%
1993 0.77 t CO2eq/ha +1.3%
1994 0.78 t CO2eq/ha +1.3%
1995 0.78 t CO2eq/ha +0.0%
1996 0.76 t CO2eq/ha -2.6%
1997 0.77 t CO2eq/ha +1.3%
1998 0.82 t CO2eq/ha +6.5%
1999 0.79 t CO2eq/ha -3.7%
2000 0.84 t CO2eq/ha +6.3%
2001 0.8 t CO2eq/ha -4.8%
2002 0.86 t CO2eq/ha +7.5%
2003 0.97 t CO2eq/ha +12.8%
2004 0.96 t CO2eq/ha -1.0%
2005 0.99 t CO2eq/ha +3.1%
2006 0.98 t CO2eq/ha -1.0%
2007 0.99 t CO2eq/ha +1.0%
2008 1 t CO2eq/ha +1.0%
2009 0.95 t CO2eq/ha -5.0%
2010 1 t CO2eq/ha +5.3%
2011 1.01 t CO2eq/ha +1.0%
2012 0.98 t CO2eq/ha -3.0%
2013 1.02 t CO2eq/ha +4.1%
2014 1.01 t CO2eq/ha -1.0%
2015 1.06 t CO2eq/ha +5.0%
2016 1.1 t CO2eq/ha +3.8%
2017 1.11 t CO2eq/ha +0.9%
2018 1.1 t CO2eq/ha -0.9%
2019 1.13 t CO2eq/ha +2.7%
2020 1.16 t CO2eq/ha +2.7%
2021 1.19 t CO2eq/ha +2.6%
2022 1.22 t CO2eq/ha +2.5%
2023 1.23 t CO2eq/ha +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.774 t CO2eq/ha 0.75 t CO2eq/ha 0.82 t CO2eq/ha 10
2000s 0.934 t CO2eq/ha 0.8 t CO2eq/ha 1 t CO2eq/ha 10
2010s 1.05 t CO2eq/ha 0.98 t CO2eq/ha 1.13 t CO2eq/ha 10
2020s 1.2 t CO2eq/ha 1.16 t CO2eq/ha 1.23 t CO2eq/ha 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.85 t CO2eq/ha compare
  2. 13 Kuwait 10 t CO2eq/ha compare
  3. 14 Finland 9.82 t CO2eq/ha compare
  4. 15 China, Taiwan Province of 9.78 t CO2eq/ha compare
  5. 15 Micronesia 1.32 t CO2eq/ha compare
  6. 16 Cabo Verde 1.46 t CO2eq/ha compare
  7. 16 Japan 9.56 t CO2eq/ha compare
  8. 17 Belarus 8.71 t CO2eq/ha compare
  9. 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.91 t CO2eq/ha compare
  10. 18 Qatar 8.59 t CO2eq/ha compare
  11. 18 Republic of Moldova 0.89 t CO2eq/ha compare
  12. 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.58 t CO2eq/ha compare
  13. 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.8 t CO2eq/ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More climate change data for Middle Africa

All data for Middle Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa?
Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa was 1.23 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.75 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
How does Middle Africa rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
Middle Africa ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/farm-gate-emissions-per-area-of-agricultural-land/middle-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/farm-gate-emissions-per-area-of-agricultural-land/middle-africa/">Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Middle Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land
Unit
t CO2eq/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.