Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa

Western Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 12,406 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
12,406 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
12,407 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2,282 kt
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 3.0k kt1991: 2.9k kt1992: 3.0k kt1993: 2.5k kt1994: 2.5k kt1995: 2.5k kt1996: 2.6k kt1997: 2.7k kt1998: 2.3k kt1999: 2.5k kt2000: 2.9k kt2001: 3.2k kt2002: 3.4k kt2003: 3.7k kt2004: 4.1k kt2005: 4.6k kt2006: 4.8k kt2007: 5.3k kt2008: 5.2k kt2009: 5.4k kt2010: 5.8k kt2011: 6.1k kt2012: 7.2k kt2013: 7.0k kt2014: 7.7k kt2015: 8.1k kt2016: 8.8k kt2017: 9.4k kt2018: 10.1k kt2019: 11.0k kt2020: 11.6k kt2021: 12.4k kt2022: 12.4k kt2023: 12.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa is 12,406 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa peaked at 12,407 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,282 kt, in 1998.

Western Africa ranks 24th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,993 kt
1991 2,947 kt -1.5%
1992 2,959 kt +0.4%
1993 2,472 kt -16.5%
1994 2,462 kt -0.4%
1995 2,528 kt +2.7%
1996 2,632 kt +4.1%
1997 2,743 kt +4.2%
1998 2,282 kt -16.8%
1999 2,469 kt +8.2%
2000 2,869 kt +16.2%
2001 3,208 kt +11.8%
2002 3,439 kt +7.2%
2003 3,734 kt +8.6%
2004 4,062 kt +8.8%
2005 4,596 kt +13.2%
2006 4,755 kt +3.5%
2007 5,275 kt +10.9%
2008 5,165 kt -2.1%
2009 5,367 kt +3.9%
2010 5,756 kt +7.3%
2011 6,107 kt +6.1%
2012 7,204 kt +18.0%
2013 7,039 kt -2.3%
2014 7,720 kt +9.7%
2015 8,088 kt +4.8%
2016 8,777 kt +8.5%
2017 9,439 kt +7.5%
2018 10,108 kt +7.1%
2019 10,967 kt +8.5%
2020 11,643 kt +6.2%
2021 12,399 kt +6.5%
2022 12,407 kt +0.1%
2023 12,406 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,649 kt 2,282 kt 2,993 kt 10
2000s 4,247 kt 2,869 kt 5,367 kt 10
2010s 8,121 kt 5,756 kt 10,967 kt 10
2020s 12,214 kt 11,643 kt 12,407 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 21 Indonesia 7,551 kt compare
  2. 22 Philippines 7,273 kt compare
  3. 23 Egypt 7,250 kt compare
  4. 24 Mexico 7,184 kt compare
  5. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,714 kt compare
  6. 26 Israel 6,664 kt compare
  7. 27 Poland 5,406 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

More climate change data for Western Africa

All data for Western Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Western Africa was 12,406 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 12,407 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,282 kt in 1998.
How does Western Africa rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Western Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-retail-emissions-co2eq-ar5-fao-tier-1/western-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-retail-emissions-co2eq-ar5-fao-tier-1/western-africa/">Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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