Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Humid tropical forest — Emissions was 1,488 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1,488 kt for humid tropical forest — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions in Africa peaked at 2,792 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,360 kt, in 2023.
That places Africa 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,013 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,014 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,234 kt | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 2,792 kt | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 2,471 kt | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1,908 kt | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 1,457 kt | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 1,543 kt | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 2,098 kt | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 2,017 kt | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2,274 kt | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 2,013 kt | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 2,017 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,121 kt | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,911 kt | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 2,284 kt | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 2,365 kt | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2,316 kt | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,121 kt | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1,982 kt | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2,138 kt | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2,233 kt | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,274 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,925 kt | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 2,089 kt | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1,959 kt | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,799 kt | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1,613 kt | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 1,360 kt | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 1,488 kt | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,159 kt | 2,013 kt | 2,792 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,936 kt | 1,457 kt | 2,274 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,173 kt | 1,925 kt | 2,365 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,644 kt | 1,360 kt | 1,959 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — emissions in Africa?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions in Africa was 1,488 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,792 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,360 kt in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.