Food Retail — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Food Retail — Emissions was 4,686 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,686 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4,686 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1,731 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 1.8k kt1991: 1.7k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.8k kt1994: 1.7k kt1995: 1.8k kt1996: 1.8k kt1997: 1.8k kt1998: 1.8k kt1999: 1.8k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 1.8k kt2003: 1.8k kt2004: 1.7k kt2005: 1.8k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 2.2k kt2008: 2.1k kt2009: 2.2k kt2010: 2.5k kt2011: 2.8k kt2012: 3.8k kt2013: 3.4k kt2014: 3.8k kt2015: 3.8k kt2016: 3.9k kt2017: 4.0k kt2018: 4.1k kt2019: 4.4k kt2020: 4.5k kt2021: 4.7k kt2022: 4.7k kt2023: 4.7k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Western Africa is 4,686 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 4,686 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,731 kt, in 2004.

That places Western Africa 27th 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.

Food Retail — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,768 kt
1991 1,747 kt -1.2%
1992 1,750 kt +0.1%
1993 1,779 kt +1.7%
1994 1,734 kt -2.5%
1995 1,752 kt +1.0%
1996 1,771 kt +1.1%
1997 1,773 kt +0.1%
1998 1,781 kt +0.4%
1999 1,780 kt -0.1%
2000 1,821 kt +2.3%
2001 1,845 kt +1.3%
2002 1,780 kt -3.5%
2003 1,782 kt +0.1%
2004 1,731 kt -2.8%
2005 1,774 kt +2.5%
2006 1,788 kt +0.8%
2007 2,209 kt +23.6%
2008 2,148 kt -2.8%
2009 2,216 kt +3.1%
2010 2,535 kt +14.4%
2011 2,816 kt +11.1%
2012 3,755 kt +33.4%
2013 3,438 kt -8.5%
2014 3,785 kt +10.1%
2015 3,762 kt -0.6%
2016 3,901 kt +3.7%
2017 4,027 kt +3.2%
2018 4,113 kt +2.1%
2019 4,415 kt +7.3%
2020 4,531 kt +2.6%
2021 4,675 kt +3.2%
2022 4,686 kt +0.2%
2023 4,686 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,763 kt 1,734 kt 1,781 kt 10
2000s 1,909 kt 1,731 kt 2,216 kt 10
2010s 3,655 kt 2,535 kt 4,415 kt 10
2020s 4,645 kt 4,531 kt 4,686 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 24 United Arab Emirates 3,006 kt compare
  2. 25 Philippines 2,917 kt compare
  3. 26 Uganda 2,807 kt compare
  4. 27 Oman 2,726 kt compare
  5. 28 Argentina 2,623 kt compare
  6. 29 Spain 2,537 kt compare
  7. 30 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,361 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Western Africa?
Food retail — emissions in Western Africa was 4,686 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 4,686 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,731 kt in 2004.
How does Western Africa rank for food retail — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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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