Land-use change — Emissions Share in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 1.3 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Northern 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 Northern Africa is 1.3 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Northern Africa peaked at 3.26 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.25 %, in 2015.
Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 44 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 % | 2.27 % | 3.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 % | 1.37 % | 2.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 % | 1.25 % | 1.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 % | 1.3 % | 1.49 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More climate change data for Northern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 63,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 84.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,477 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,863 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,304 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 71.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 296.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Northern Africa?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Northern Africa was 1.3 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 % in 2015.
- How does Northern Africa rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 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.