Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Western Africa

Western Africa: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share was 8.27 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.27 %
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
10th
of 39 regions
All-time high
8.27 %
in 2023
All-time low
2.69 %
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Western Africa, 1990–2023

24681990200620231990: 3.2 %1991: 3.7 %1992: 3.5 %1993: 3.3 %1994: 3.2 %1995: 3.1 %1996: 2.7 %1997: 3.1 %1998: 3.1 %1999: 3.3 %2000: 3.1 %2001: 3.3 %2002: 3.7 %2003: 3.5 %2004: 3.7 %2005: 4 %2006: 4.5 %2007: 4.2 %2008: 4.4 %2009: 4.2 %2010: 5.4 %2011: 5 %2012: 5.7 %2013: 5.9 %2014: 6.1 %2015: 6.6 %2016: 7 %2017: 6.9 %2018: 7.3 %2019: 6.9 %2020: 7.2 %2021: 7.7 %2022: 8 %2023: 8.3 %

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 8.27 % for emissions from crops — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share in Western Africa peaked at 8.27 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.69 %, in 1996.

Western Africa ranks 10th of 39 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.23 % 2.69 % 3.69 % 10
2000s 3.88 % 3.12 % 4.47 % 10
2010s 6.29 % 5.02 % 7.33 % 10
2020s 7.79 % 7.18 % 8.27 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 7 Bangladesh 36.65 % compare
  2. 8 Guyana 35.82 % compare
  3. 9 Sri Lanka 32.98 % compare
  4. 10 Guinea 32.92 % compare
  5. 11 Gambia 32.76 % compare
  6. 12 Sierra Leone 31.41 % compare
  7. 13 Japan 30.08 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from crops — emissions share in Western Africa?
Emissions from crops — emissions share in Western Africa was 8.27 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 8.27 % in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.69 % in 1996.
How does Western Africa rank for emissions from crops — emissions share?
Western Africa ranks 10th out of 39 regions with data for 2023.
Is emissions from crops — emissions share rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
220 places, 7,257 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.