Energy — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Energy — Emissions was 29.82 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.82 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
29.99 kt
in 2022
All-time low
7.17 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Western Africa, 1961–2023

51015202530196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions in Western Africa stood at 29.82 kt.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 29.99 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.17 kt, in 1961.

That places Western Africa 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Western Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 7.17 kt
1962 7.27 kt +1.4%
1963 7.35 kt +1.1%
1964 7.42 kt +0.9%
1965 7.5 kt +1.1%
1966 7.59 kt +1.2%
1967 7.7 kt +1.5%
1968 7.84 kt +1.8%
1969 8.03 kt +2.4%
1970 8.19 kt +2.0%
1971 8.39 kt +2.5%
1972 8.79 kt +4.8%
1973 9.17 kt +4.3%
1974 9.6 kt +4.7%
1975 9.59 kt -0.1%
1976 10 kt +4.3%
1977 10.24 kt +2.3%
1978 10.61 kt +3.6%
1979 11.02 kt +3.9%
1980 11.17 kt +1.3%
1981 11.15 kt -0.2%
1982 11.36 kt +1.9%
1983 11.54 kt +1.6%
1984 11.83 kt +2.5%
1985 12.08 kt +2.1%
1986 12.45 kt +3.1%
1987 12.66 kt +1.7%
1988 13.08 kt +3.3%
1989 13.38 kt +2.3%
1990 14.03 kt +4.9%
1991 14.56 kt +3.8%
1992 14.99 kt +2.9%
1993 15.14 kt +1.0%
1994 15.32 kt +1.2%
1995 16.05 kt +4.8%
1996 16.7 kt +4.0%
1997 16.98 kt +1.7%
1998 17.1 kt +0.7%
1999 17.78 kt +3.9%
2000 17.88 kt +0.6%
2001 18.33 kt +2.5%
2002 18.59 kt +1.4%
2003 19.1 kt +2.7%
2004 19.64 kt +2.9%
2005 20.07 kt +2.2%
2006 20.42 kt +1.7%
2007 21.11 kt +3.4%
2008 21.84 kt +3.4%
2009 22.4 kt +2.6%
2010 23.34 kt +4.2%
2011 24.22 kt +3.8%
2012 25.11 kt +3.7%
2013 25.87 kt +3.1%
2014 26.07 kt +0.8%
2015 26.14 kt +0.3%
2016 27.38 kt +4.7%
2017 27.67 kt +1.1%
2018 28.07 kt +1.4%
2019 28.78 kt +2.5%
2020 28.88 kt +0.3%
2021 29.66 kt +2.7%
2022 29.99 kt +1.1%
2023 29.82 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.54 kt 7.17 kt 8.03 kt 9
1970s 9.56 kt 8.19 kt 11.02 kt 10
1980s 12.07 kt 11.15 kt 13.38 kt 10
1990s 15.86 kt 14.03 kt 17.78 kt 10
2000s 19.94 kt 17.88 kt 22.4 kt 10
2010s 26.26 kt 23.34 kt 28.78 kt 10
2020s 29.59 kt 28.88 kt 29.99 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 19 Pakistan 13.1 kt compare
  2. 20 Ethiopia 11.8 kt compare
  3. 21 France 10.9 kt compare
  4. 22 Mexico 10.2 kt compare
  5. 23 South Africa 9.17 kt compare
  6. 24 Czechoslovakia 8.62 kt compare
  7. 25 Italy 8.54 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Western Africa?
Energy — emissions in Western Africa was 29.82 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 29.99 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7.17 kt in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for energy — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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