Land-use change — Emissions in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Land-use change — Emissions was 925.98 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
925.98 kt
Change on year
down 14.5%
Rank
3rd
of 21 regions
All-time high
1,880 kt
in 1998
All-time low
925.98 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Middle Africa, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.3k kt1992: 1.3k kt1993: 1.3k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 1.6k kt1998: 1.9k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.0k kt2002: 1.1k kt2003: 1.5k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.5k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.3k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.6k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.4k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.4k kt2017: 1.4k kt2018: 1.2k kt2019: 1.4k kt2020: 1.3k kt2021: 1.2k kt2022: 1.1k kt2023: 926 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in Middle Africa is 925.98 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Middle Africa peaked at 1,880 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 925.98 kt, in 2023.

That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Land-use change — Emissions in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CH4) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,350 kt
1991 1,350 kt +0.0%
1992 1,350 kt +0.0%
1993 1,350 kt +0.0%
1994 1,350 kt +0.0%
1995 1,350 kt +0.0%
1996 1,347 kt -0.2%
1997 1,562 kt +15.9%
1998 1,880 kt +20.4%
1999 1,576 kt -16.1%
2000 1,291 kt -18.1%
2001 1,035 kt -19.8%
2002 1,121 kt +8.2%
2003 1,458 kt +30.1%
2004 1,355 kt -7.1%
2005 1,519 kt +12.1%
2006 1,399 kt -7.9%
2007 1,377 kt -1.6%
2008 1,412 kt +2.5%
2009 1,275 kt -9.7%
2010 1,515 kt +18.8%
2011 1,585 kt +4.6%
2012 1,531 kt -3.4%
2013 1,400 kt -8.6%
2014 1,264 kt -9.7%
2015 1,305 kt +3.3%
2016 1,437 kt +10.1%
2017 1,440 kt +0.3%
2018 1,212 kt -15.8%
2019 1,376 kt +13.5%
2020 1,272 kt -7.5%
2021 1,213 kt -4.7%
2022 1,083 kt -10.7%
2023 925.98 kt -14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,446 kt 1,347 kt 1,880 kt 10
2000s 1,324 kt 1,035 kt 1,519 kt 10
2010s 1,406 kt 1,212 kt 1,585 kt 10
2020s 1,124 kt 925.98 kt 1,272 kt 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Indonesia 2,404 kt compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 286.29 kt compare
  3. 3 Zambia 262.34 kt compare
  4. 4 Brazil 193.16 kt compare
  5. 5 Angola 189.34 kt compare
  6. 6 Myanmar 185.69 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Middle Africa?
Land-use change — emissions in Middle Africa was 925.98 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,880 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 925.98 kt in 2023.
How does Middle Africa rank for land-use change — emissions?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 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