Land-use change — Emissions in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Land-use change — Emissions was 192,376 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
192,376 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
282,201 kt
in 2011
All-time low
192,376 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 245.8k kt1991: 245.8k kt1992: 245.8k kt1993: 245.8k kt1994: 245.8k kt1995: 245.8k kt1996: 245.8k kt1997: 245.8k kt1998: 245.8k kt1999: 245.8k kt2000: 245.8k kt2001: 237.3k kt2002: 237.3k kt2003: 237.3k kt2004: 237.3k kt2005: 237.3k kt2006: 237.3k kt2007: 237.3k kt2008: 237.3k kt2009: 237.3k kt2010: 237.3k kt2011: 282.2k kt2012: 282.2k kt2013: 282.2k kt2014: 282.2k kt2015: 282.2k kt2016: 225.3k kt2017: 225.3k kt2018: 225.3k kt2019: 225.3k kt2020: 225.3k kt2021: 192.4k kt2022: 192.4k kt2023: 192.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in Eastern Africa is 192,376 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Eastern Africa peaked at 282,201 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 192,376 kt, in 2021.

Eastern Africa ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) in Eastern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 245,765 kt
1991 245,765 kt +0.0%
1992 245,765 kt +0.0%
1993 245,765 kt +0.0%
1994 245,765 kt +0.0%
1995 245,765 kt +0.0%
1996 245,765 kt +0.0%
1997 245,765 kt +0.0%
1998 245,765 kt +0.0%
1999 245,765 kt +0.0%
2000 245,765 kt +0.0%
2001 237,325 kt -3.4%
2002 237,325 kt +0.0%
2003 237,325 kt +0.0%
2004 237,325 kt +0.0%
2005 237,325 kt +0.0%
2006 237,325 kt +0.0%
2007 237,325 kt +0.0%
2008 237,325 kt +0.0%
2009 237,325 kt +0.0%
2010 237,325 kt +0.0%
2011 282,201 kt +18.9%
2012 282,201 kt +0.0%
2013 282,201 kt +0.0%
2014 282,201 kt +0.0%
2015 282,201 kt +0.0%
2016 225,251 kt -20.2%
2017 225,251 kt +0.0%
2018 225,251 kt +0.0%
2019 225,251 kt +0.0%
2020 225,251 kt +0.0%
2021 192,376 kt -14.6%
2022 192,376 kt +0.0%
2023 192,376 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 245,765 kt 245,765 kt 245,765 kt 10
2000s 238,169 kt 237,325 kt 245,765 kt 10
2010s 254,933 kt 225,251 kt 282,201 kt 10
2020s 200,595 kt 192,376 kt 225,251 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 8 Cameroon 60,852 kt compare
  2. 9 Argentina 58,890 kt compare
  3. 10 Colombia 56,373 kt compare
  4. 11 Malaysia 54,091 kt compare
  5. 12 Thailand 53,420 kt compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 44,152 kt compare
  7. 14 Mozambique 43,452 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Eastern Africa?
Land-use change — emissions in Eastern Africa was 192,376 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 282,201 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 192,376 kt in 2021.
How does Eastern Africa rank for land-use change — emissions?
Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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