Energy — Emissions Share in Western Africa
Western Africa: Energy — Emissions Share was 59.83 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 59.83 % for energy — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Western Africa peaked at 60.86 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.69 %, in 1990.
That places Western Africa 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.69 % | — |
| 1991 | 33.35 % | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 34.64 % | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 34.66 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 33.27 % | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 33.05 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 34.38 % | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 33.68 % | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 32.25 % | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 31.85 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 32.62 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 34.45 % | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 35.66 % | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 36.33 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 37.71 % | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 39.4 % | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 38.39 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 37.94 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 37.05 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 33.8 % | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 41.71 % | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 37.33 % | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 35.66 % | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 35.58 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 36.89 % | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 35.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.55 % | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 42.24 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.03 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 44.73 % | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 44.2 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 60.86 % | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 60.26 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.83 % | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions Share in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +37.7% | 44.2 % | 60.86 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.28 % | 31.69 % | 34.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.33 % | 32.62 % | 39.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3 % | 35.3 % | 44.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.29 % | 44.2 % | 60.86 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 104.52 % compare
- 24 United States 104.43 % compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 104.03 % compare
- 26 Comoros 103.6 % compare
- 27 France 103.39 % compare
- 28 Romania 102.26 % compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 101.79 % compare
- 29 Syria 101.79 % compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in Western Africa?
- Energy — emissions share in Western Africa was 59.83 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 60.86 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.69 % in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for energy — emissions share?
- Western Africa ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.