Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,686 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9,686 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
14,392 kt
in 1999
All-time low
7,187 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 9.1k kt1991: 9.1k kt1992: 9.1k kt1993: 9.1k kt1994: 9.1k kt1995: 9.1k kt1996: 9.9k kt1997: 10.4k kt1998: 13.0k kt1999: 14.4k kt2000: 10.3k kt2001: 8.0k kt2002: 7.2k kt2003: 7.8k kt2004: 8.1k kt2005: 8.7k kt2006: 7.4k kt2007: 8.5k kt2008: 8.3k kt2009: 7.6k kt2010: 7.6k kt2011: 9.0k 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 (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa peaked at 14,392 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7,187 kt, in 2014.

Northern Africa ranks 23rd 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 (CO2eq) in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9,055 kt
1991 9,055 kt +0.0%
1992 9,055 kt +0.0%
1993 9,055 kt +0.0%
1994 9,055 kt +0.0%
1995 9,055 kt +0.0%
1996 9,877 kt +9.1%
1997 10,408 kt +5.4%
1998 13,050 kt +25.4%
1999 14,392 kt +10.3%
2000 10,292 kt -28.5%
2001 7,993 kt -22.3%
2002 7,224 kt -9.6%
2003 7,823 kt +8.3%
2004 8,055 kt +3.0%
2005 8,683 kt +7.8%
2006 7,364 kt -15.2%
2007 8,457 kt +14.8%
2008 8,310 kt -1.7%
2009 7,573 kt -8.9%
2010 7,611 kt +0.5%
2011 8,972 kt +17.9%
2012 7,187 kt -19.9%
2013 7,187 kt +0.0%
2014 7,187 kt -0.0%
2015 7,187 kt +0.0%
2016 7,980 kt +11.0%
2017 7,980 kt +0.0%
2018 7,981 kt +0.0%
2019 7,981 kt -0.0%
2020 7,983 kt +0.0%
2021 9,687 kt +21.4%
2022 9,686 kt -0.0%
2023 9,686 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,206 kt 9,055 kt 14,392 kt 10
2000s 8,177 kt 7,224 kt 10,292 kt 10
2010s 7,725 kt 7,187 kt 8,972 kt 10
2020s 9,260 kt 7,983 kt 9,687 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 20 Zambia 23,525 kt compare
  2. 21 Liberia 22,909 kt compare
  3. 22 Mali 21,684 kt compare
  4. 23 Chad 21,238 kt compare
  5. 24 Guinea 19,121 kt compare
  6. 25 Zimbabwe 17,549 kt compare
  7. 26 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 (co2eq) in Northern Africa?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) 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 (co2eq) recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 14,392 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7,187 kt in 2014.
How does Northern Africa rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) 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 falling.
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 (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