Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 1.71 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Middle Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Middle Africa is 1.71 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Middle Africa peaked at 7.34 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.71 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 32 groups 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 per capita in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.34 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 7.11 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 6.87 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 6.65 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 6.4 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 6.17 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 5.81 t CO2eq/cap | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 5.77 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.73 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.43 t CO2eq/cap | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 5.16 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 5.24 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.13 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.93 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.84 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.64 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.49 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.36 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.17 t CO2eq/cap | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.14 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.39 t CO2eq/cap | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.98 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.78 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.64 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.61 t CO2eq/cap | -43.8% |
| 2017 | 2.52 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.25 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.89 t CO2eq/cap | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.71 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -43.8% | 4.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2.61 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | +30.2% | 4.14 t CO2eq/cap | 5.39 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.33 t CO2eq/cap | 5.43 t CO2eq/cap | 7.34 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.81 t CO2eq/cap | 4.17 t CO2eq/cap | 5.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 t CO2eq/cap | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | 5.39 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 1.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2.25 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 172.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Middle Africa?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Middle Africa was 1.71 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Middle Africa rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.