LULUCF — Emissions in Africa

Africa: LULUCF — Emissions was 614,269 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
614,269 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.27 million kt
in 2012
All-time low
614,253 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200620231990: 1.0M kt1991: 1.0M kt1992: 1.0M kt1993: 1.0M kt1994: 1.0M kt1995: 1.0M kt1996: 1.0M kt1997: 1.0M kt1998: 1.0M kt1999: 1.0M kt2000: 1.0M kt2001: 981.1k kt2002: 981.2k kt2003: 981.2k kt2004: 981.2k kt2005: 981.3k kt2006: 981.3k kt2007: 981.2k kt2008: 981.3k kt2009: 981.4k kt2010: 981.4k kt2011: 1.3M kt2012: 1.3M kt2013: 1.3M kt2014: 1.3M kt2015: 1.3M kt2016: 987.8k kt2017: 987.7k kt2018: 987.7k kt2019: 987.5k kt2020: 987.5k kt2021: 614.3k kt2022: 614.3k kt2023: 614.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Africa recorded 614,269 kt for lulucf — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in Africa peaked at 1.27 million kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 614,253 kt, in 2021.

Africa ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 million kt 1.02 million kt 1.02 million kt 10
2000s 985,500 kt 981,136 kt 1.02 million kt 10
2010s 1.13 million kt 981,434 kt 1.27 million kt 10
2020s 707,569 kt 614,253 kt 987,486 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 2 Indonesia 399,628 kt compare
  2. 3 Canada 141,785 kt compare
  3. 4 Peru 128,066 kt compare
  4. 5 Myanmar 70,047 kt compare
  5. 6 Cambodia 70,026 kt compare
  6. 7 Malaysia 62,836 kt compare
  7. 8 Cameroon 62,395 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions in Africa?
Lulucf — emissions in Africa was 614,269 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 million kt in 2012.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 614,253 kt in 2021.
How does Africa rank for lulucf — emissions?
Africa ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf