Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 9.97 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.97 kt
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
9.97 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3.35 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

468101990200620231990: 3.3 kt1991: 3.5 kt1992: 3.6 kt1993: 3.8 kt1994: 3.9 kt1995: 4.1 kt1996: 4.2 kt1997: 4.4 kt1998: 4.6 kt1999: 4.8 kt2000: 4.9 kt2001: 5 kt2002: 5.2 kt2003: 5.4 kt2004: 5.7 kt2005: 6 kt2006: 6.2 kt2007: 6.5 kt2008: 6.7 kt2009: 7 kt2010: 7.2 kt2011: 7.4 kt2012: 7.6 kt2013: 7.9 kt2014: 8 kt2015: 8.1 kt2016: 8.4 kt2017: 8.7 kt2018: 8.9 kt2019: 9.2 kt2020: 9.4 kt2021: 9.6 kt2022: 9.7 kt2023: 10 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Africa is 9.97 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 in Western Africa peaked at 9.97 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.35 kt, in 1990.

That places Western Africa 21st out of 31 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 (N2O) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3.35 kt
1991 3.45 kt +3.2%
1992 3.6 kt +4.2%
1993 3.79 kt +5.3%
1994 3.87 kt +2.1%
1995 4.08 kt +5.4%
1996 4.25 kt +4.1%
1997 4.4 kt +3.7%
1998 4.62 kt +4.9%
1999 4.77 kt +3.3%
2000 4.9 kt +2.6%
2001 5.02 kt +2.6%
2002 5.21 kt +3.8%
2003 5.44 kt +4.4%
2004 5.7 kt +4.8%
2005 5.96 kt +4.6%
2006 6.22 kt +4.4%
2007 6.48 kt +4.1%
2008 6.73 kt +3.8%
2009 6.98 kt +3.7%
2010 7.18 kt +2.9%
2011 7.4 kt +3.1%
2012 7.59 kt +2.5%
2013 7.85 kt +3.5%
2014 7.99 kt +1.8%
2015 8.11 kt +1.5%
2016 8.38 kt +3.3%
2017 8.69 kt +3.7%
2018 8.91 kt +2.5%
2019 9.17 kt +2.9%
2020 9.36 kt +2.1%
2021 9.6 kt +2.6%
2022 9.74 kt +1.4%
2023 9.97 kt +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.02 kt 3.35 kt 4.77 kt 10
2000s 5.86 kt 4.9 kt 6.98 kt 10
2010s 8.13 kt 7.18 kt 9.17 kt 10
2020s 9.67 kt 9.36 kt 9.97 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 18 Italy 3.42 kt compare
  2. 19 Philippines 3 kt compare
  3. 20 Spain 2.72 kt compare
  4. 21 Republic of Korea 2.49 kt compare
  5. 22 Poland 2.33 kt compare
  6. 23 Canada 2.12 kt compare
  7. 24 Argentina 1.95 kt compare

See the full ranking of 257 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 9.97 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 9.97 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.35 kt in 1990.
How does Western Africa rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 21st 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 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
257 places, 8,503 data points, 1990–2023
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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.