Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 1,944 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,944 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
21st
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,944 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,386 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.5k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.5k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.6k kt2001: 1.6k kt2002: 1.6k kt2003: 1.6k kt2004: 1.6k kt2005: 1.7k kt2006: 1.7k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.7k kt2010: 1.7k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.8k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 1.9k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 1.9k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 1,944 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 1,944 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,386 kt, in 1990.

That places Western Africa 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,386 kt
1991 1,413 kt +2.0%
1992 1,436 kt +1.6%
1993 1,456 kt +1.4%
1994 1,476 kt +1.4%
1995 1,500 kt +1.6%
1996 1,524 kt +1.6%
1997 1,545 kt +1.4%
1998 1,565 kt +1.3%
1999 1,572 kt +0.4%
2000 1,582 kt +0.6%
2001 1,594 kt +0.8%
2002 1,608 kt +0.8%
2003 1,621 kt +0.8%
2004 1,637 kt +1.0%
2005 1,654 kt +1.1%
2006 1,674 kt +1.2%
2007 1,693 kt +1.2%
2008 1,714 kt +1.2%
2009 1,731 kt +1.0%
2010 1,749 kt +1.1%
2011 1,768 kt +1.1%
2012 1,786 kt +1.0%
2013 1,805 kt +1.1%
2014 1,820 kt +0.8%
2015 1,834 kt +0.8%
2016 1,848 kt +0.8%
2017 1,862 kt +0.7%
2018 1,876 kt +0.8%
2019 1,891 kt +0.8%
2020 1,904 kt +0.7%
2021 1,917 kt +0.7%
2022 1,932 kt +0.7%
2023 1,944 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,487 kt 1,386 kt 1,572 kt 10
2000s 1,651 kt 1,582 kt 1,731 kt 10
2010s 1,824 kt 1,749 kt 1,891 kt 10
2020s 1,924 kt 1,904 kt 1,944 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 18 Poland 388.14 kt compare
  2. 19 Philippines 376.57 kt compare
  3. 20 Saudi Arabia 371.4 kt compare
  4. 21 Peru 329.78 kt compare
  5. 22 Algeria 327.23 kt compare
  6. 23 South Africa 326.95 kt compare
  7. 24 Ukraine 314.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Africa?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Africa was 1,944 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,944 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,386 kt in 1990.
How does Western Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
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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