Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Africa
Africa: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 17.87 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 17.87 % for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Africa peaked at 34.15 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.87 %, in 2023.
Africa ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.15 % | — |
| 1991 | 33.68 % | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 33.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 33.19 % | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 32.39 % | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 31.34 % | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 29.93 % | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 30.03 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.85 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 29.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.91 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29.97 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 29.16 % | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.42 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 28.05 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 27.75 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 27.29 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.86 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.52 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.04 % | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 30.64 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.32 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.6 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.67 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.49 % | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 21.34 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.87 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.41 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.74 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.67 % | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 18.39 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.87 % | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in 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 | -27.6% | 29.67 % | 21.49 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.81 % | 29.77 % | 34.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3 % | 26.86 % | 29.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.19 % | 20.41 % | 31.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.92 % | 17.87 % | 20.74 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Africa?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Africa was 17.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.15 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.87 % in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.