Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 303,498 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Middle Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Middle Africa stood at 303,498 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Middle Africa peaked at 674,534 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 303,498 kt, in 2021.
That places Middle Africa 2nd out of 21 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 465,899 kt | — |
| 1991 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 465,899 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 482,884 kt | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 482,884 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 674,534 kt | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 674,534 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 674,534 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 674,534 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 674,534 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 356,163 kt | -47.2% |
| 2017 | 356,163 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 356,163 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 356,163 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 356,163 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 303,498 kt | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 303,498 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 303,498 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 303,498 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 303,498 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 465,899 kt | 465,899 kt | 465,899 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 481,186 kt | 465,899 kt | 482,884 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 528,021 kt | 356,163 kt | 674,534 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 312,276 kt | 303,498 kt | 356,163 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Middle Africa?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Middle Africa was 303,498 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 674,534 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,498 kt in 2021.
- How does Middle Africa rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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).