Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 135.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 135.1 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa peaked at 135.52 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 121.16 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 121.24 kt | — |
| 1991 | 121.24 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 121.24 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 121.24 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 121.16 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 127.49 kt | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 128.5 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 129.96 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 131.65 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 131.73 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 132.95 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 134.33 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 134.04 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 133.85 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 133.64 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 133.61 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 133.37 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 133.32 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 133.22 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 133.29 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 133.88 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 133.96 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 133.85 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 133.85 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 134.28 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 134.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 134.46 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 134.46 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 134.67 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 135.52 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 135.26 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 135.47 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 135.1 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 135.1 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.54 kt | 121.16 kt | 131.73 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.56 kt | 132.95 kt | 134.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.32 kt | 133.85 kt | 135.52 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.23 kt | 135.1 kt | 135.47 kt | 4 |
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 (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa?
- Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa was 135.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 135.52 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.16 kt in 1994.
- How does Western Africa rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — 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