Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.4795 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa stood at 0.4795 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 0.4807 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4249 kt, in 1994.
Western Africa ranks 23rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4252 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4252 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4252 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4252 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4249 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4492 kt | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4531 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4588 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4643 kt | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4647 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4695 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4755 kt | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.475 kt | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4749 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4745 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4744 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4736 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4736 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4734 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.474 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4758 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.476 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4756 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4758 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4772 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4772 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.478 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4779 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4786 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4807 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4798 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4806 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4795 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4795 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4795 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4416 kt | 0.4249 kt | 0.4647 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4738 kt | 0.4695 kt | 0.4755 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4773 kt | 0.4756 kt | 0.4807 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4798 kt | 0.4795 kt | 0.4806 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 20 Mongolia 2.07 kt compare
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.01 kt compare
- 22 Myanmar 1.94 kt compare
- 23 China 1.89 kt compare
- 23 China, mainland 1.89 kt compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3574 kt compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.84 kt compare
- 26 Denmark 1.41 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa was 0.4795 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4807 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4249 kt in 1994.
- How does Western Africa rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.