Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa
Africa: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 752,207 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 752,207 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 1.35 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 752,207 kt, in 2023.
That places Africa 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.06 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.06 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million kt | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million kt | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million kt | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million kt | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million kt | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million kt | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million kt | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million kt | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million kt | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million kt | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million kt | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million kt | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 926,353 kt | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 928,507 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 910,249 kt | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 918,807 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 912,060 kt | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 775,124 kt | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 765,393 kt | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 752,207 kt | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 million kt | 1.03 million kt | 1.06 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million kt | 1.03 million kt | 1.07 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million kt | 910,249 kt | 1.35 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 801,196 kt | 752,207 kt | 912,060 kt | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Africa?
- Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Africa was 752,207 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 752,207 kt in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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