Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 1,944 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023
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.
That represents a change of 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.
Western Africa ranks 20th of 31 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 17 Argentina 399.18 kt compare
- 18 Poland 388.14 kt compare
- 19 Philippines 376.57 kt compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 371.4 kt compare
- 21 Peru 329.78 kt compare
- 22 Algeria 327.23 kt compare
- 23 South Africa 326.95 kt compare
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 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 20th out of 31 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.