Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Western Africa
Western Africa: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 66.77 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions share in Western Africa is 66.77 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Western Africa peaked at 66.77 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.49 %, in 1998.
Western Africa ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.03 % | 48.49 % | 52.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7 % | 50.84 % | 61.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.77 % | 60.64 % | 64.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.26 % | 62.75 % | 66.77 % | 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 emissions from livestock — emissions share in Western Africa?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Western Africa was 66.77 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66.77 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.49 % in 1998.
- How does Western Africa rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Western Africa ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 livestock — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.