Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions was 3,268 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,268 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,278 kt
in 2019
All-time low
2,921 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 2.9k kt1991: 2.9k kt1992: 2.9k kt1993: 2.9k kt1994: 2.9k kt1995: 3.1k kt1996: 3.1k kt1997: 3.1k kt1998: 3.2k kt1999: 3.2k kt2000: 3.2k kt2001: 3.2k kt2002: 3.2k kt2003: 3.2k kt2004: 3.2k kt2005: 3.2k kt2006: 3.2k kt2007: 3.2k kt2008: 3.2k kt2009: 3.2k kt2010: 3.2k kt2011: 3.2k kt2012: 3.2k kt2013: 3.2k kt2014: 3.2k kt2015: 3.2k kt2016: 3.3k kt2017: 3.3k kt2018: 3.3k kt2019: 3.3k kt2020: 3.3k kt2021: 3.3k kt2022: 3.3k kt2023: 3.3k kt

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 3,268 kt for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 3,278 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,921 kt, in 1994.

Western Africa ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,923 kt
1991 2,923 kt +0.0%
1992 2,923 kt +0.0%
1993 2,923 kt -0.0%
1994 2,921 kt -0.1%
1995 3,078 kt +5.4%
1996 3,103 kt +0.8%
1997 3,139 kt +1.2%
1998 3,179 kt +1.3%
1999 3,181 kt +0.1%
2000 3,212 kt +1.0%
2001 3,247 kt +1.1%
2002 3,241 kt -0.2%
2003 3,238 kt -0.1%
2004 3,233 kt -0.2%
2005 3,233 kt -0.0%
2006 3,227 kt -0.2%
2007 3,226 kt -0.0%
2008 3,224 kt -0.1%
2009 3,227 kt +0.1%
2010 3,240 kt +0.4%
2011 3,242 kt +0.1%
2012 3,239 kt -0.1%
2013 3,240 kt +0.0%
2014 3,249 kt +0.3%
2015 3,250 kt +0.0%
2016 3,255 kt +0.2%
2017 3,255 kt -0.0%
2018 3,260 kt +0.2%
2019 3,278 kt +0.5%
2020 3,272 kt -0.2%
2021 3,277 kt +0.2%
2022 3,268 kt -0.3%
2023 3,268 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,029 kt 2,921 kt 3,181 kt 10
2000s 3,231 kt 3,212 kt 3,247 kt 10
2010s 3,251 kt 3,239 kt 3,278 kt 10
2020s 3,271 kt 3,268 kt 3,277 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 20 Lithuania 9,665 kt compare
  2. 21 South Sudan 9,334 kt compare
  3. 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,069 kt compare
  4. 23 Uganda 5,859 kt compare
  5. 24 France 5,777 kt compare
  6. 25 Hungary 5,571 kt compare
  7. 26 Ethiopia 5,537 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Western Africa?
Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Western Africa was 3,268 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3,278 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,921 kt in 1994.
How does Western Africa rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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