AFOLU — Emissions Share in Western Africa
Western Africa: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 33.23 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions share in Western Africa is 33.23 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Western Africa peaked at 67.08 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.69 %, in 2021.
Western Africa ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.08 % | — |
| 1991 | 65.43 % | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 64.18 % | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 64.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.79 % | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 65.97 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.64 % | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 65.43 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 66.66 % | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 66.97 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 64.14 % | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 62.87 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 62.15 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.66 % | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 59.1 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 59.99 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 60.28 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.91 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.83 % | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 55.87 % | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 60.46 % | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 61.59 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 61.34 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.11 % | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 61.31 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 53.87 % | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 54.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.59 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.86 % | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 50.99 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.69 % | -35.9% |
| 2022 | 32.86 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 33.23 % | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions Share in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -35.9% | 50.99 % | 32.69 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.64 % | 64.18 % | 67.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.02 % | 59.1 % | 66.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.41 % | 50.86 % | 61.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.44 % | 32.69 % | 50.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 4 Ghana 156.01 % compare
- 5 Rwanda 119.31 % compare
- 6 Mayotte 100 % compare
- 7 Central African Republic 99.09 % compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.28 % compare
- 9 Liberia 95.64 % compare
- 10 Madagascar 91.89 % compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions share in Western Africa?
- Afolu — emissions share in Western Africa was 33.23 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.08 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.69 % in 2021.
- How does Western Africa rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Western Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.