Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 357.91 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Southern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Southern Africa is 357.91 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Southern Africa peaked at 10,823 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 357.91 kt, in 2021.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,823 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,823 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 359.93 kt | -96.7% |
| 2002 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 359.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 358.94 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 358.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 358.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 358.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 358.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 358.73 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 358.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 358.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 358.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 358.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 357.91 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 357.91 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 357.91 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 357.91 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 357.91 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,823 kt | 10,823 kt | 10,823 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,406 kt | 359.93 kt | 10,823 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 358.96 kt | 358.73 kt | 359.93 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.05 kt | 357.91 kt | 358.73 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Southern Africa?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Southern Africa was 357.91 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,823 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 357.91 kt in 2021.
- How does Southern Africa rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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).