Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Africa

Western Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,641 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,641 kt
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,641 kt
in 2023
All-time low
887.28 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Africa, 1990–2023

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200620231990: 887.3 kt1991: 915.4 kt1992: 954 kt1993: 1.0k kt1994: 1.0k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.2k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.3k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.5k kt2005: 1.6k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 1.8k kt2010: 1.9k kt2011: 2.0k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 2.1k kt2014: 2.1k kt2015: 2.1k kt2016: 2.2k kt2017: 2.3k kt2018: 2.4k kt2019: 2.4k kt2020: 2.5k kt2021: 2.5k kt2022: 2.6k kt2023: 2.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Africa is 2,641 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Africa peaked at 2,641 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 887.28 kt, in 1990.

Western Africa ranks 22nd 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 887.28 kt
1991 915.42 kt +3.2%
1992 954.01 kt +4.2%
1993 1,004 kt +5.3%
1994 1,025 kt +2.1%
1995 1,081 kt +5.4%
1996 1,125 kt +4.1%
1997 1,166 kt +3.7%
1998 1,223 kt +4.9%
1999 1,264 kt +3.3%
2000 1,297 kt +2.6%
2001 1,331 kt +2.6%
2002 1,382 kt +3.8%
2003 1,442 kt +4.4%
2004 1,511 kt +4.8%
2005 1,580 kt +4.6%
2006 1,649 kt +4.4%
2007 1,717 kt +4.1%
2008 1,783 kt +3.8%
2009 1,849 kt +3.7%
2010 1,903 kt +2.9%
2011 1,961 kt +3.1%
2012 2,010 kt +2.5%
2013 2,080 kt +3.5%
2014 2,119 kt +1.8%
2015 2,150 kt +1.5%
2016 2,221 kt +3.3%
2017 2,303 kt +3.7%
2018 2,361 kt +2.5%
2019 2,429 kt +2.9%
2020 2,481 kt +2.1%
2021 2,545 kt +2.6%
2022 2,582 kt +1.4%
2023 2,641 kt +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,065 kt 887.28 kt 1,264 kt 10
2000s 1,554 kt 1,297 kt 1,849 kt 10
2010s 2,154 kt 1,903 kt 2,429 kt 10
2020s 2,562 kt 2,481 kt 2,641 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 19 Philippines 795.35 kt compare
  2. 19 Micronesia 2.32 kt compare
  3. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.7725 kt compare
  4. 20 Spain 720.77 kt compare
  5. 21 Republic of Korea 659.4 kt compare
  6. 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0011 kt compare
  7. 22 Poland 618.35 kt compare
  8. 23 Canada 562.19 kt compare
  9. 24 Argentina 515.9 kt compare
  10. 25 South Africa 501.68 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Africa?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Africa was 2,641 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,641 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 887.28 kt in 1990.
How does Western Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,537 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