Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 1.24 kt in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
1.24 kt
Rank
20th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.43 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.2242 kt
in 1974
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Western Africa, 1961–2050

0.250.50.7511.21.5196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions in Western Africa is 1.24 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 1.43 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2242 kt, in 1974.

Western Africa ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O) in Western Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.2462 kt
1962 0.2434 kt -1.1%
1963 0.2369 kt -2.7%
1964 0.2722 kt +14.9%
1965 0.2624 kt -3.6%
1966 0.2458 kt -6.3%
1967 0.2679 kt +9.0%
1968 0.253 kt -5.6%
1969 0.2605 kt +3.0%
1970 0.2786 kt +6.9%
1971 0.2652 kt -4.8%
1972 0.247 kt -6.9%
1973 0.2637 kt +6.8%
1974 0.2242 kt -15.0%
1975 0.2628 kt +17.2%
1976 0.2449 kt -6.8%
1977 0.2358 kt -3.7%
1978 0.2367 kt +0.4%
1979 0.2533 kt +7.0%
1980 0.2512 kt -0.8%
1981 0.2587 kt +3.0%
1982 0.2707 kt +4.6%
1983 0.3189 kt +17.8%
1984 0.3453 kt +8.3%
1985 0.3728 kt +8.0%
1986 0.4621 kt +24.0%
1987 0.5139 kt +11.2%
1988 0.5358 kt +4.3%
1989 0.589 kt +9.9%
1990 0.6485 kt +10.1%
1991 0.6794 kt +4.8%
1992 0.6897 kt +1.5%
1993 0.6982 kt +1.2%
1994 0.7222 kt +3.4%
1995 0.7237 kt +0.2%
1996 0.6425 kt -11.2%
1997 0.6587 kt +2.5%
1998 0.6403 kt -2.8%
1999 0.63 kt -1.6%
2000 0.5925 kt -6.0%
2001 0.6206 kt +4.7%
2002 0.6521 kt +5.1%
2003 0.6699 kt +2.7%
2004 0.6742 kt +0.6%
2005 0.7197 kt +6.7%
2006 0.7627 kt +6.0%
2007 0.7424 kt -2.7%
2008 0.7828 kt +5.4%
2009 0.7422 kt -5.2%
2010 0.8793 kt +18.5%
2011 0.9814 kt +11.6%
2012 1.07 kt +8.7%
2013 1.1 kt +2.7%
2014 1.15 kt +4.8%
2015 1.13 kt -1.3%
2016 1.2 kt +6.2%
2017 1.27 kt +5.2%
2018 1.33 kt +4.9%
2019 1.37 kt +2.8%
2020 1.29 kt -5.8%
2021 1.37 kt +6.8%
2022 1.34 kt -2.1%
2023 1.43 kt +6.6%
2030 1.02 kt -29.1%
2050 1.24 kt +22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2543 kt 0.2369 kt 0.2722 kt 9
1970s 0.2512 kt 0.2242 kt 0.2786 kt 10
1980s 0.3918 kt 0.2512 kt 0.589 kt 10
1990s 0.6733 kt 0.63 kt 0.7237 kt 10
2000s 0.6959 kt 0.5925 kt 0.7828 kt 10
2010s 1.15 kt 0.8793 kt 1.37 kt 10
2020s 1.36 kt 1.29 kt 1.43 kt 4
2030s 1.02 kt 1.02 kt 1.02 kt 1
2050s 1.24 kt 1.24 kt 1.24 kt 1

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 17 Canada 0.3763 kt compare
  2. 17 Melanesia 0.0042 kt compare
  3. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  4. 18 Philippines 0.3716 kt compare
  5. 18 Micronesia 0 kt
  6. 18 Polynesia 0 kt
  7. 19 South Africa 0.3412 kt compare
  8. 20 Pakistan 0.3405 kt compare
  9. 21 Ethiopia 0.3362 kt compare
  10. 22 Ukraine 0.2827 kt compare
  11. 23 Kazakhstan 0.2525 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in Western Africa?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in Western Africa was 1.24 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.43 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2242 kt in 1974.
How does Western Africa rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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