Land-use change — Emissions Share in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 57.03 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 57.03 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Eastern Africa peaked at 73.44 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.21 %, in 2020.
Eastern Africa ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.36 % | — |
| 1991 | 64.5 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 64.15 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.03 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 63.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.64 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.71 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 63.38 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.06 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.89 % | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 69.18 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.22 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.81 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.81 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.17 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 66.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.44 % | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 70.95 % | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 69.94 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 68.5 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 67.94 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.11 % | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 43.95 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.52 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.66 % | +35.8% |
| 2022 | 57.72 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 57.03 % | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +35.8% | 43.21 % | 58.66 % |
| 2016 | -35.1% | 67.94 % | 44.11 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.88 % | 63.06 % | 64.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.81 % | 63.1 % | 69.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.22 % | 43.22 % | 73.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.16 % | 43.21 % | 58.66 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.15 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Eastern Africa?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Eastern Africa was 57.03 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73.44 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.21 % in 2020.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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 (CO2). 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.