Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.5098 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5098 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.5114 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.4573 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.458 kt1991: 0.458 kt1992: 0.458 kt1993: 0.458 kt1994: 0.457 kt1995: 0.481 kt1996: 0.485 kt1997: 0.49 kt1998: 0.497 kt1999: 0.497 kt2000: 0.502 kt2001: 0.507 kt2002: 0.506 kt2003: 0.505 kt2004: 0.504 kt2005: 0.504 kt2006: 0.503 kt2007: 0.503 kt2008: 0.503 kt2009: 0.503 kt2010: 0.505 kt2011: 0.505 kt2012: 0.505 kt2013: 0.505 kt2014: 0.507 kt2015: 0.507 kt2016: 0.507 kt2017: 0.507 kt2018: 0.508 kt2019: 0.511 kt2020: 0.51 kt2021: 0.511 kt2022: 0.51 kt2023: 0.51 kt2024: 0.51 kt

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 France 3.84 kt compare
  2. 21 Hungary 3.81 kt compare
  3. 22 Latvia 3.69 kt compare
  4. 23 Estonia 3.69 kt compare
  5. 24 Japan 2.98 kt compare
  6. 25 China 2.77 kt compare
  7. 25 China, mainland 2.77 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.