Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Western Africa
Western Africa: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 0.93 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Western Africa is 0.93 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Western Africa peaked at 0.93 t CO2eq/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
That places Western Africa 25th out of 31 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.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.51 t CO2eq/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.51 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.52 t CO2eq/ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.55 t CO2eq/ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.56 t CO2eq/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.59 t CO2eq/ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.59 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.62 t CO2eq/ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6 t CO2eq/ha | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.62 t CO2eq/ha | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.64 t CO2eq/ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.65 t CO2eq/ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.68 t CO2eq/ha | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.69 t CO2eq/ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.68 t CO2eq/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.68 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.68 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.72 t CO2eq/ha | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.75 t CO2eq/ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.76 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.78 t CO2eq/ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.79 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.85 t CO2eq/ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.86 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.86 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.88 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.89 t CO2eq/ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.91 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.539 t CO2eq/ha | 0.5 t CO2eq/ha | 0.59 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.654 t CO2eq/ha | 0.6 t CO2eq/ha | 0.69 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.805 t CO2eq/ha | 0.72 t CO2eq/ha | 0.88 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.915 t CO2eq/ha | 0.89 t CO2eq/ha | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | 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 farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Western Africa?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Western Africa was 0.93 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 t CO2eq/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Western Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.