Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 22,986 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22,986 kt
Change on year
down 14.1%
Rank
2nd
of 22 regions
All-time high
38,983 kt
in 2011
All-time low
11,312 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Middle Africa, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 29.2k kt1991: 29.2k kt1992: 29.2k kt1993: 29.2k kt1994: 29.2k kt1995: 29.2k kt1996: 11.3k kt1997: 13.4k kt1998: 16.9k kt1999: 14.6k kt2000: 11.5k kt2001: 25.6k kt2002: 27.9k kt2003: 36.1k kt2004: 33.6k kt2005: 37.7k kt2006: 34.7k kt2007: 34.1k kt2008: 34.8k kt2009: 31.5k kt2010: 37.3k kt2011: 39.0k kt2012: 37.8k kt2013: 34.6k kt2014: 31.2k kt2015: 32.2k kt2016: 35.3k kt2017: 35.4k kt2018: 29.9k kt2019: 33.9k kt2020: 31.6k kt2021: 30.0k kt2022: 26.8k kt2023: 23.0k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Middle Africa is 22,986 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Middle Africa peaked at 38,983 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11,312 kt, in 1996.

That places Middle Africa 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 29,172 kt
1991 29,172 kt +0.0%
1992 29,172 kt +0.0%
1993 29,172 kt +0.0%
1994 29,172 kt +0.0%
1995 29,172 kt +0.0%
1996 11,312 kt -61.2%
1997 13,386 kt +18.3%
1998 16,887 kt +26.2%
1999 14,581 kt -13.7%
2000 11,504 kt -21.1%
2001 25,608 kt +122.6%
2002 27,862 kt +8.8%
2003 36,058 kt +29.4%
2004 33,567 kt -6.9%
2005 37,678 kt +12.2%
2006 34,719 kt -7.9%
2007 34,094 kt -1.8%
2008 34,841 kt +2.2%
2009 31,533 kt -9.5%
2010 37,278 kt +18.2%
2011 38,983 kt +4.6%
2012 37,763 kt -3.1%
2013 34,553 kt -8.5%
2014 31,210 kt -9.7%
2015 32,227 kt +3.3%
2016 35,342 kt +9.7%
2017 35,383 kt +0.1%
2018 29,909 kt -15.5%
2019 33,945 kt +13.5%
2020 31,570 kt -7.0%
2021 30,029 kt -4.9%
2022 26,768 kt -10.9%
2023 22,986 kt -14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,120 kt 11,312 kt 29,172 kt 10
2000s 30,746 kt 11,504 kt 37,678 kt 10
2010s 34,659 kt 29,909 kt 38,983 kt 10
2020s 27,838 kt 22,986 kt 31,570 kt 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 OECD 9,476 kt compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 7,293 kt compare
  3. 3 Zambia 6,926 kt compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 6,551 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 6,452 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Middle Africa?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Middle Africa was 22,986 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 38,983 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 11,312 kt in 1996.
How does Middle Africa rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 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