Food Packaging — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0017 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0017 kt
Change on year
down 11.9%
Rank
34th
of 35 groups
All-time high
0.0019 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.0002 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.0021990200620231990: 0 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0 kt1995: 0 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0.001 kt2008: 0.001 kt2009: 0.001 kt2010: 0.001 kt2011: 0.001 kt2012: 0.001 kt2013: 0.001 kt2014: 0.001 kt2015: 0.001 kt2016: 0.002 kt2017: 0 kt2018: 0.001 kt2019: 0.002 kt2020: 0.002 kt2021: 0.002 kt2022: 0.002 kt2023: 0.002 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Western Africa is 0.0017 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 0.0019 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt, in 1992.

Western Africa ranks 34th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0002 kt 0.0002 kt 0.0004 kt 10
2000s 0.0006 kt 0.0004 kt 0.0011 kt 10
2010s 0.0012 kt 0.0005 kt 0.0015 kt 10
2020s 0.0018 kt 0.0017 kt 0.0019 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 31 Ukraine 0.0063 kt compare
  2. 32 Serbia 0.006 kt compare
  3. 33 Czechia 0.0053 kt compare
  4. 34 Greece 0.0045 kt compare
  5. 35 Iceland 0.0044 kt compare
  6. 37 Dominican Republic 0.0042 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Western Africa?
Food packaging — emissions in Western Africa was 0.0017 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0019 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt in 1992.
How does Western Africa rank for food packaging — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 34th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.