Land-use change — Emissions Share in Africa
Africa: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 2.65 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Africa is 2.65 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Africa peaked at 6.54 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.65 %, in 2023.
Africa ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.63 % | 4.81 % | 6.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 % | 3.54 % | 5.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 % | 3.88 % | 5.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 % | 2.65 % | 3.91 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Indonesia 14.52 % compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14.42 % compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.71 % compare
- 7 Belize 10.92 % compare
- 8 Angola 10.55 % compare
- 9 Myanmar 8.01 % compare
- 10 Mozambique 5.6 % compare
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 share in Africa?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Africa was 2.65 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 % in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 Share (CH4). 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.