Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 1,367 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 1,367 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1,679 Mt CO2e in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,145 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,145 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 1,175 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1,184 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,197 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,213 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,232 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,235 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,243 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,263 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,277 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,294 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,660 Mt CO2e | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 1,669 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,679 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,677 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,360 Mt CO2e | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 1,370 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,369 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,364 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,369 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,375 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,370 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,367 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,367 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,216 Mt CO2e | 1,145 Mt CO2e | 1,277 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,481 Mt CO2e | 1,294 Mt CO2e | 1,679 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,369 Mt CO2e | 1,367 Mt CO2e | 1,375 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 100.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 76.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,561 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 895.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7007 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 310.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 237.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1,367 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,679 Mt CO2e in 2013.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,145 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".