Climate Change in Eastern Africa 87 indicators covering climate change for Eastern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 9,612 million t 2025 down 7.2% 22nd Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 193,802 1000 ha 2025 down 5.5% 19th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -21,642 kt 2025 down 2,319.6% 13th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 1,199 1000 ha 2025 down 20.9% 10th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 192,376 kt 2025 down 31.8% 13th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 195,002 1000 ha 2025 down 5.6% 19th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 170,735 kt 2025 down 39.3% 10th Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 597,008 ha 2024 down 1.2% 19th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.04 kt 2024 down 1.8% 21st Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 29,943 kt 2024 down 1.0% 17th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 570,618 ha 2024 down 2.0% 18th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.51 kt 2024 down 2.2% 19th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 19,875 kt 2024 down 1.9% 14th Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.17 million ha 2024 down 1.6% 19th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 9.55 kt 2024 down 2.0% 19th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 49,818 kt 2024 down 1.4% 17th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 328.26 million t 2024 down 35.5% 11th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 6.22 million ha 2024 down 35.7% 11th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 755.01 kt 2024 down 35.5% 11th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 68.94 kt 2024 down 35.5% 11th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 115.12 million t 2024 down 45.1% 6th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 2.28 million ha 2024 down 45.1% 6th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 264.77 kt 2024 down 45.1% 6th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 24.17 kt 2024 down 45.1% 6th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 483.82 million t 2024 down 9.0% 9th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 75.94 million ha 2024 down 8.7% 9th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,113 kt 2024 down 9.0% 9th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 101.6 kt 2024 down 9.0% 9th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 122.04 million t 2024 down 9.7% 9th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 23.55 million ha 2024 down 9.7% 9th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 280.7 kt 2024 down 9.7% 9th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 25.63 kt 2024 down 9.7% 9th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 329.77 million t 2024 down 9.6% 8th Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 47.20 million ha 2024 down 9.5% 8th Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 758.48 kt 2024 down 9.6% 8th Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 69.25 kt 2024 down 9.6% 8th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 30.61 million t 2024 up 6.7% 8th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 5.11 million ha 2024 up 6.7% 10th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 70.39 kt 2024 up 6.7% 8th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.43 kt 2024 up 6.7% 8th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 360.38 million t 2024 down 8.4% 8th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 52.31 million ha 2024 down 8.2% 8th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 213.15 million t 2024 down 28.7% 11th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 3.94 million ha 2024 down 28.7% 11th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 490.24 kt 2024 down 28.7% 11th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 44.76 kt 2024 down 28.7% 11th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 553,044 t 2024 down 75.2% 13th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 20,713 ha 2024 down 75.2% 13th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.27 kt 2024 down 75.2% 13th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1161 kt 2024 down 75.2% 13th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 839,408 t 2024 down 27.2% 21st Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 58,700 ha 2024 down 27.2% 21st Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.93 kt 2024 down 27.2% 21st Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1763 kt 2024 down 27.2% 21st Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 1.39 million t 2024 down 58.9% 20th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 79,413 ha 2024 down 51.7% 20th Page 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