Agrifood systems — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 8,489 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 8,489 kt for agrifood systems — 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 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 8,489 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,148 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.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,148 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4,271 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 4,324 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,403 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 4,506 kt | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4,592 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 4,982 kt | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 5,115 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5,441 kt | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 5,446 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,574 kt | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 5,189 kt | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 5,288 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5,477 kt | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 5,583 kt | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5,865 kt | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 5,937 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5,953 kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,027 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6,084 kt | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6,329 kt | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 6,586 kt | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 6,789 kt | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6,962 kt | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 7,067 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7,269 kt | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7,547 kt | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 7,602 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7,746 kt | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 7,895 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8,011 kt | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8,224 kt | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 8,433 kt | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8,489 kt | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,723 kt | 4,148 kt | 5,446 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,698 kt | 5,189 kt | 6,084 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,179 kt | 6,329 kt | 7,895 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,289 kt | 8,011 kt | 8,489 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 agrifood systems — emissions in Western Africa?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in Western Africa was 8,489 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,489 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,148 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 Agrifood systems — 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