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Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Western Africa

Western Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1145 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1145 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 4.9%
Rank
28th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.1347 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2017
All-time low
0.0966 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Western Africa, 1961–2023

00.050.10.15196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Western Africa stood at 0.1145 kg CO2eq/kg.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Western Africa peaked at 0.1347 kg CO2eq/kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0966 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1974.

That places Western Africa 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Western Africa, year by year

Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.1056 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 0.1016 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1963 0.1041 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1964 0.1081 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
1965 0.1093 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1966 0.1141 kg CO2eq/kg +4.4%
1967 0.1107 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1968 0.1118 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1969 0.1139 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1970 0.1091 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1971 0.1088 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1972 0.1216 kg CO2eq/kg +11.8%
1973 0.1148 kg CO2eq/kg -5.6%
1974 0.0966 kg CO2eq/kg -15.9%
1975 0.1067 kg CO2eq/kg +10.5%
1976 0.12 kg CO2eq/kg +12.5%
1977 0.1154 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1978 0.117 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1979 0.119 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
1980 0.119 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1981 0.112 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
1982 0.1144 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
1983 0.1238 kg CO2eq/kg +8.2%
1984 0.1246 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1985 0.1133 kg CO2eq/kg -9.1%
1986 0.1133 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1987 0.1139 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1988 0.1125 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1989 0.1191 kg CO2eq/kg +5.9%
1990 0.1306 kg CO2eq/kg +9.7%
1991 0.1261 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1992 0.1275 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1993 0.1241 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1994 0.1217 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1995 0.1105 kg CO2eq/kg -9.2%
1996 0.1108 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1997 0.1136 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1998 0.109 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1999 0.1078 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2000 0.1092 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2001 0.1112 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
2002 0.1108 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2003 0.1074 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2004 0.1057 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2005 0.1064 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2006 0.1047 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2007 0.0991 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
2008 0.0974 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2009 0.1025 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
2010 0.1132 kg CO2eq/kg +10.4%
2011 0.119 kg CO2eq/kg +5.1%
2012 0.1202 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2013 0.1322 kg CO2eq/kg +10.0%
2014 0.1228 kg CO2eq/kg -7.1%
2015 0.116 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
2016 0.124 kg CO2eq/kg +6.9%
2017 0.1347 kg CO2eq/kg +8.6%
2018 0.131 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2019 0.1331 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
2020 0.1334 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2021 0.1284 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
2022 0.1091 kg CO2eq/kg -15.0%
2023 0.1145 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1088 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1016 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1141 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.1129 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0966 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1216 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.1166 kg CO2eq/kg 0.112 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1246 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.1182 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1078 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1306 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.1054 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0974 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1112 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.1246 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1132 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1347 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.1213 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1091 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1334 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 25 Zimbabwe 0.5754 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 26 Barbados 0.4986 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 27 Saudi Arabia 0.4948 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 28 Gabon 0.4887 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 29 Tunisia 0.4709 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 30 Nicaragua 0.4647 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 31 Costa Rica 0.4539 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Western Africa?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Western Africa was 0.1145 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1347 kg CO2eq/kg in 2017.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0966 kg CO2eq/kg in 1974.
How does Western Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Western Africa ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.