AFOLU — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: AFOLU — Emissions was 6,539 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 6,539 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 6,539 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,884 kt, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,884 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,980 kt | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 3,011 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3,070 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3,153 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3,215 kt | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3,653 kt | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 3,757 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 4,187 kt | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 4,180 kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,241 kt | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3,593 kt | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 3,678 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3,854 kt | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3,944 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4,209 kt | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 4,261 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4,258 kt | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,311 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,350 kt | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4,576 kt | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 4,815 kt | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 4,999 kt | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5,153 kt | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5,243 kt | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,431 kt | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5,694 kt | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 5,736 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,864 kt | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5,999 kt | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6,101 kt | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6,301 kt | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 6,496 kt | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 6,539 kt | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,409 kt | 2,884 kt | 4,187 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,070 kt | 3,593 kt | 4,350 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,351 kt | 4,576 kt | 5,999 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,359 kt | 6,101 kt | 6,539 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in Western Africa?
- Afolu — emissions in Western Africa was 6,539 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,539 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,884 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for afolu — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf