All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2) (Share CO2) in Western Africa
Western Africa: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2) (Share CO2) was 66.77 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all sectors without lulucf — emissions share in Western Africa is 66.77 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions share in Western Africa peaked at 67.31 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.92 %, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2) (Share CO2) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.92 % | — |
| 1991 | 34.57 % | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 35.82 % | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 35.8 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.21 % | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 34.03 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 35.36 % | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 34.57 % | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 33.34 % | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 33.03 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.7 % | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 35.86 % | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 37.13 % | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 37.85 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 39.34 % | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 40.9 % | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 40.01 % | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 39.72 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 39.09 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 36.17 % | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 44.13 % | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 39.54 % | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 38.41 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 38.66 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.89 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 38.69 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 46.13 % | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 45.92 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.41 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 49.14 % | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 49.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.31 % | +37.3% |
| 2022 | 67.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 66.77 % | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2) (Share CO2) in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +37.3% | 49.01 % | 67.31 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.36 % | 32.92 % | 35.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.98 % | 33.7 % | 40.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.59 % | 38.41 % | 49.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.56 % | 49.01 % | 67.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 23 Micronesia (Federated States of) 110.76 % compare
- 24 Micronesia 110.03 % compare
- 25 France 110 % compare
- 26 Mauritania 109.4 % compare
- 27 Austria 109.16 % compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 107.78 % compare
- 29 Armenia 107.7 % compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions share in Western Africa?
- All sectors without lulucf — emissions share in Western Africa was 66.77 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.31 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.92 % in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions share?
- Western Africa ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions share rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.