Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,404 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa stood at 3,404 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa peaked at 3,414 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,042 kt, in 1994.
Western Africa ranks 24th 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,044 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,044 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,044 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,042 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,205 kt | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 3,231 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3,269 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3,311 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,313 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,345 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3,382 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,375 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,372 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,367 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,366 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,361 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,360 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,357 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,360 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,374 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,376 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,373 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,374 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,384 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,384 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,389 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,389 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,395 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,414 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,407 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,413 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,404 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,404 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,155 kt | 3,042 kt | 3,313 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,365 kt | 3,345 kt | 3,382 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,385 kt | 3,373 kt | 3,414 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,407 kt | 3,404 kt | 3,413 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 21 South Sudan 9,858 kt compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,400 kt compare
- 23 France 6,795 kt compare
- 24 Hungary 6,581 kt compare
- 25 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 6,546 kt compare
- 26 Norway 6,436 kt compare
- 27 Latvia 6,205 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 drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa was 3,404 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,414 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,042 kt in 1994.
- How does Western Africa rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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