LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 25.59 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 25.59 % for lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa peaked at 54.62 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 25.59 %, in 2023.
Eastern Africa ranks 5th 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.
LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.23 % | — |
| 1991 | 54.59 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 54.25 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 54.62 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 54.22 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 53.79 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.23 % | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 51.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49.85 % | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 49.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.77 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.35 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 46.87 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 47.22 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 46.33 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.84 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.87 % | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 43.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.78 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.86 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.34 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 40.98 % | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 40.19 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 39.38 % | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 39.12 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.47 % | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 43.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.19 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 41.18 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 40.01 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.51 % | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 26.87 % | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.59 % | -4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 | -31.2% | 40.01 % | 27.51 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.77 % | 49.66 % | 54.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.16 % | 42.78 % | 49.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.61 % | 39.12 % | 43.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30 % | 25.59 % | 40.01 % | 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 lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa?
- Lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa was 25.59 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 54.62 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.59 % in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for lulucf — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.