Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.7862 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa is -0.7862 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at -0.7682 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.01 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Western Africa ranks 32nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.8988 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.9074 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1993 | -0.9158 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1994 | -0.9242 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1995 | -0.9328 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1996 | -0.9416 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1997 | -0.9505 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -0.9596 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -0.9691 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -0.9784 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -0.9459 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2002 | -0.826 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2003 | -0.8327 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -0.8398 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2005 | -0.847 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -0.8541 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2007 | -0.8615 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2008 | -0.869 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2009 | -0.8765 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2010 | -0.8844 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2011 | -0.8633 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2012 | -0.9805 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 2013 | -0.9904 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | -1 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2015 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2016 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.7965 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2018 | -0.8029 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.8093 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.816 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.8755 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2022 | -0.7682 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2023 | -0.774 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.7801 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.7862 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9333 % change on previous year | -0.9691 % change on previous year | -0.8988 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.8731 % change on previous year | -0.9784 % change on previous year | -0.826 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9145 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | -0.7965 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8 % change on previous year | -0.8755 % change on previous year | -0.7682 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 29 South Africa 0.3839 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Ukraine 0.378 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Haiti 0.3777 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Guadeloupe 0.3584 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Bulgaria 0.3186 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Denmark 0.3075 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Czechia 0.3055 % 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 carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa was -0.7862 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7682 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Western Africa rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.