Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Africa
Africa: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 681,210 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 681,210 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Africa peaked at 1.23 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 681,210 kt, in 2021.
Africa ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 959,722 kt | — |
| 1991 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 959,722 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 950,331 kt | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 950,331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million kt | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 809,794 kt | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 809,794 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 809,794 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 809,794 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 809,794 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 681,210 kt | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 681,210 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 681,210 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 681,210 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 681,210 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 959,722 kt | 959,722 kt | 959,722 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 951,270 kt | 950,331 kt | 959,722 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million kt | 809,794 kt | 1.23 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 702,641 kt | 681,210 kt | 809,794 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Africa?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Africa was 681,210 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 681,210 kt in 2021.
- How does Africa rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).