Land-use change — Emissions in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Land-use change — Emissions was 9,686 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,686 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
9,686 kt
in 2021
All-time low
6,637 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 7.7k kt1991: 7.7k kt1992: 7.7k kt1993: 7.7k kt1994: 7.7k kt1995: 7.7k kt1996: 7.7k kt1997: 7.7k kt1998: 7.7k kt1999: 7.7k kt2000: 7.7k kt2001: 6.6k kt2002: 6.6k kt2003: 6.6k kt2004: 6.6k kt2005: 6.6k kt2006: 6.6k kt2007: 6.6k kt2008: 6.6k kt2009: 6.6k kt2010: 6.6k kt2011: 7.2k kt2012: 7.2k kt2013: 7.2k kt2014: 7.2k kt2015: 7.2k kt2016: 8.0k kt2017: 8.0k kt2018: 8.0k kt2019: 8.0k kt2020: 8.0k kt2021: 9.7k kt2022: 9.7k kt2023: 9.7k kt

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 9,686 kt for land-use change — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Northern Africa peaked at 9,686 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,637 kt, in 2001.

That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) in Northern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,736 kt
1991 7,736 kt +0.0%
1992 7,736 kt +0.0%
1993 7,736 kt +0.0%
1994 7,736 kt +0.0%
1995 7,736 kt +0.0%
1996 7,736 kt +0.0%
1997 7,736 kt +0.0%
1998 7,736 kt +0.0%
1999 7,736 kt +0.0%
2000 7,736 kt +0.0%
2001 6,637 kt -14.2%
2002 6,637 kt +0.0%
2003 6,637 kt +0.0%
2004 6,637 kt +0.0%
2005 6,637 kt +0.0%
2006 6,637 kt +0.0%
2007 6,637 kt +0.0%
2008 6,637 kt +0.0%
2009 6,637 kt +0.0%
2010 6,637 kt +0.0%
2011 7,187 kt +8.3%
2012 7,187 kt +0.0%
2013 7,187 kt +0.0%
2014 7,187 kt +0.0%
2015 7,187 kt +0.0%
2016 7,979 kt +11.0%
2017 7,979 kt +0.0%
2018 7,979 kt +0.0%
2019 7,979 kt +0.0%
2020 7,979 kt +0.0%
2021 9,686 kt +21.4%
2022 9,686 kt +0.0%
2023 9,686 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,736 kt 7,736 kt 7,736 kt 10
2000s 6,747 kt 6,637 kt 7,736 kt 10
2010s 7,449 kt 6,637 kt 7,979 kt 10
2020s 9,259 kt 7,979 kt 9,686 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 19 Romania 24,017 kt compare
  2. 20 Liberia 22,832 kt compare
  3. 21 Mali 21,684 kt compare
  4. 22 Chad 20,638 kt compare
  5. 23 Guinea 19,071 kt compare
  6. 24 Zimbabwe 17,549 kt compare
  7. 25 Burkina Faso 17,147 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Northern Africa?
Land-use change — emissions in Northern Africa was 9,686 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 9,686 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 6,637 kt in 2001.
How does Northern Africa rank for land-use change — emissions?
Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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