Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Western Africa
Western Africa: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was 111,115 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Africa stood at 111,115 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Africa peaked at 269,617 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 111,115 kt, in 2021.
Western Africa ranks 12th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 206,430 kt | — |
| 1991 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 206,430 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 199,177 kt | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 199,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 269,617 kt | +35.4% |
| 2012 | 269,617 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 269,617 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 269,617 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 269,617 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 211,347 kt | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 211,347 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 211,347 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 211,347 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 211,347 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 111,115 kt | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 111,115 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 111,115 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 111,115 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 111,115 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,430 kt | 206,430 kt | 206,430 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,902 kt | 199,177 kt | 206,430 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,265 kt | 199,177 kt | 269,617 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,820 kt | 111,115 kt | 211,347 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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 — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Africa?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Africa was 111,115 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 269,617 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,115 kt in 2021.
- How does Western Africa rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Western Africa ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).