Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was 6.56 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Western Africa is 6.56 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 409.7% on the previous year and up 139.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 23.95 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -14.98 % change on previous year, in 1974.
Western Africa ranks 8th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -2.67 % change on previous year | +134.8% |
| 1964 | 14.9 % change on previous year | -658.0% |
| 1965 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 1966 | -6.33 % change on previous year | +75.7% |
| 1967 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -242.1% |
| 1968 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -161.9% |
| 1969 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 1970 | 6.95 % change on previous year | +134.4% |
| 1971 | -4.81 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 1972 | -6.86 % change on previous year | +42.7% |
| 1973 | 6.76 % change on previous year | -198.5% |
| 1974 | -14.98 % change on previous year | -321.5% |
| 1975 | 17.22 % change on previous year | -214.9% |
| 1976 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 1977 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3817 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 1979 | 7.01 % change on previous year | +1737.4% |
| 1980 | -0.8291 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1981 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -460.1% |
| 1982 | 4.64 % change on previous year | +55.4% |
| 1983 | 17.81 % change on previous year | +283.9% |
| 1984 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1985 | 7.96 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 23.95 % change on previous year | +200.8% |
| 1987 | 11.21 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 1988 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1989 | 9.93 % change on previous year | +133.0% |
| 1990 | 10.1 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1992 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 1993 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +178.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2077 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1996 | -11.22 % change on previous year | -5502.1% |
| 1997 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1998 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -210.8% |
| 1999 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 2000 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +270.0% |
| 2001 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
| 2002 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6419 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2005 | 6.75 % change on previous year | +951.4% |
| 2006 | 5.97 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2007 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 2008 | 5.44 % change on previous year | -304.5% |
| 2009 | -5.19 % change on previous year | -195.3% |
| 2010 | 18.47 % change on previous year | -456.2% |
| 2011 | 11.61 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 8.71 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -68.6% |
| 2014 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +74.0% |
| 2015 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2016 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -563.0% |
| 2017 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2020 | -5.82 % change on previous year | -304.8% |
| 2021 | 6.84 % change on previous year | -217.7% |
| 2022 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 2023 | 6.56 % change on previous year | -409.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -5502.1% | 0.2077 % change on previous year | -11.22 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +1737.4% | 0.3817 % change on previous year | 7.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.945 % change on previous year | -6.33 % change on previous year | 14.9 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1142 % change on previous year | -14.98 % change on previous year | 17.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.02 % change on previous year | -0.8291 % change on previous year | 23.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.816 % change on previous year | -11.22 % change on previous year | 10.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 % change on previous year | -5.95 % change on previous year | 6.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 % change on previous year | -1.35 % change on previous year | 18.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 % change on previous year | -5.82 % change on previous year | 6.84 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 5 Sierra Leone 38.26 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8.5 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Gambia 31.58 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 8.33 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Zambia 26.42 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.37 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Madagascar 24.93 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Armenia 17.65 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 5.83 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 14.29 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Guinea 13.87 % change on previous year 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 burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Western Africa was 6.56 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.95 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.98 % change on previous year in 1974.
- How does Western Africa rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 40 groups with data for 2023.
- Is burning - crop residues — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.