Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa

Africa: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 752,207 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
752,207 kt
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.35 million kt
in 2011
All-time low
752,207 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200620231990: 1.1M kt1991: 1.1M kt1992: 1.1M kt1993: 1.1M kt1994: 1.1M kt1995: 1.1M kt1996: 1.0M kt1997: 1.0M kt1998: 1.1M kt1999: 1.0M kt2000: 1.0M kt2001: 1.0M kt2002: 1.0M kt2003: 1.1M kt2004: 1.1M kt2005: 1.1M kt2006: 1.1M kt2007: 1.1M kt2008: 1.1M kt2009: 1.1M kt2010: 1.1M kt2011: 1.4M kt2012: 1.4M kt2013: 1.3M kt2014: 1.3M kt2015: 1.3M kt2016: 926.4k kt2017: 928.5k kt2018: 910.2k kt2019: 918.8k kt2020: 912.1k kt2021: 775.1k kt2022: 765.4k kt2023: 752.2k kt

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

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Peru 130,705 kt compare
  2. 5 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  3. 6 Cambodia 73,001 kt compare
  4. 7 Myanmar 70,488 kt compare
  5. 8 Cameroon 61,475 kt compare
  6. 9 Argentina 59,018 kt compare
  7. 10 Colombia 56,549 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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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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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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