Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.5098 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 0.5098 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 0.5114 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4573 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.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4575 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4575 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4575 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4575 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4573 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4812 kt | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4849 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4905 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4968 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4971 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5018 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5069 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5058 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5052 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5043 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5042 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5033 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5031 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5027 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.503 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5051 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5055 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5051 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5051 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5066 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5067 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5074 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5075 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5084 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5114 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5104 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5112 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5098 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5098 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5098 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4738 kt | 0.4573 kt | 0.4971 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.504 kt | 0.5018 kt | 0.5069 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5069 kt | 0.5051 kt | 0.5114 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5102 kt | 0.5098 kt | 0.5112 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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 in Western Africa?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Western Africa was 0.5098 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5114 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4573 kt in 1994.
- How does Western Africa rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (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.