Forest fires — Emissions in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Forest fires — Emissions was 950.02 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Middle Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 950.02 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Middle Africa peaked at 2,167 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 950.02 kt, in 2023.
Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 22 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,566 kt | 1,409 kt | 2,167 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,371 kt | 1,058 kt | 1,557 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,432 kt | 1,236 kt | 1,611 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,151 kt | 950.02 kt | 1,305 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 OECD 391.63 kt compare
- 2 Central African Republic 301.41 kt compare
- 3 Zambia 286.25 kt compare
- 4 Mozambique 270.76 kt compare
- 5 Canada 266.67 kt compare
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 forest fires — emissions in Middle Africa?
- Forest fires — emissions in Middle Africa was 950.02 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,167 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 950.02 kt in 2023.
- How does Middle Africa rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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