Land-use change — Emissions in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Land-use change — Emissions was 303,498 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
303,498 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 21 regions
All-time high
674,534 kt
in 2011
All-time low
303,498 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200620231990: 465.9k kt1991: 465.9k kt1992: 465.9k kt1993: 465.9k kt1994: 465.9k kt1995: 465.9k kt1996: 465.9k kt1997: 465.9k kt1998: 465.9k kt1999: 465.9k kt2000: 465.9k kt2001: 482.9k kt2002: 482.9k kt2003: 482.9k kt2004: 482.9k kt2005: 482.9k kt2006: 482.9k kt2007: 482.9k kt2008: 482.9k kt2009: 482.9k kt2010: 482.9k kt2011: 674.5k kt2012: 674.5k kt2013: 674.5k kt2014: 674.5k kt2015: 674.5k kt2016: 356.2k kt2017: 356.2k kt2018: 356.2k kt2019: 356.2k kt2020: 356.2k kt2021: 303.5k kt2022: 303.5k kt2023: 303.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Middle Africa stood at 303,498 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Middle Africa peaked at 674,534 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 303,498 kt, in 2021.

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 (CO2) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 465,899 kt
1991 465,899 kt +0.0%
1992 465,899 kt +0.0%
1993 465,899 kt +0.0%
1994 465,899 kt +0.0%
1995 465,899 kt +0.0%
1996 465,899 kt +0.0%
1997 465,899 kt +0.0%
1998 465,899 kt +0.0%
1999 465,899 kt +0.0%
2000 465,899 kt +0.0%
2001 482,884 kt +3.6%
2002 482,884 kt +0.0%
2003 482,884 kt +0.0%
2004 482,884 kt +0.0%
2005 482,884 kt +0.0%
2006 482,884 kt +0.0%
2007 482,884 kt +0.0%
2008 482,884 kt +0.0%
2009 482,884 kt +0.0%
2010 482,884 kt +0.0%
2011 674,534 kt +39.7%
2012 674,534 kt +0.0%
2013 674,534 kt +0.0%
2014 674,534 kt +0.0%
2015 674,534 kt +0.0%
2016 356,163 kt -47.2%
2017 356,163 kt +0.0%
2018 356,163 kt +0.0%
2019 356,163 kt +0.0%
2020 356,163 kt +0.0%
2021 303,498 kt -14.8%
2022 303,498 kt +0.0%
2023 303,498 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 465,899 kt 465,899 kt 465,899 kt 10
2000s 481,186 kt 465,899 kt 482,884 kt 10
2010s 528,021 kt 356,163 kt 674,534 kt 10
2020s 316,664 kt 303,498 kt 356,163 kt 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Brazil 1.24 million kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 192,983 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 147,607 kt compare
  4. 4 Peru 130,591 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  6. 6 Cambodia 71,652 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 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 303,498 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 674,534 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 303,498 kt in 2021.
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 55.0%. 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 (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