Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 9,686 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 9,686 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern Africa peaked at 9,686 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,637 kt, in 2001.
That places Northern Africa 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,736 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,736 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,637 kt | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,637 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,187 kt | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 7,187 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,187 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,187 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,187 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,979 kt | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 7,979 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,979 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,979 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,979 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,686 kt | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 9,686 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,686 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,686 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9,686 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,736 kt | 7,736 kt | 7,736 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,747 kt | 6,637 kt | 7,736 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,449 kt | 6,637 kt | 7,979 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,401 kt | 7,979 kt | 9,686 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More climate change data for Northern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 63,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 84.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,477 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,863 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,304 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 71.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 296.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern Africa?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern Africa was 9,686 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,686 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,637 kt in 2001.
- How does Northern Africa rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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).