Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Africa

Western Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 34.54 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34.54 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 32 groups
All-time high
34.88 kt
in 2021
All-time low
13.67 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Africa, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 15.5 kt1991: 15.3 kt1992: 15.3 kt1993: 15.2 kt1994: 15.1 kt1995: 15.3 kt1996: 15.4 kt1997: 15.3 kt1998: 15.2 kt1999: 15.2 kt2000: 15.2 kt2001: 15.2 kt2002: 14.6 kt2003: 14.6 kt2004: 13.7 kt2005: 13.7 kt2006: 13.8 kt2007: 16.3 kt2008: 16 kt2009: 16.3 kt2010: 18.9 kt2011: 21.4 kt2012: 29.5 kt2013: 26.3 kt2014: 28.7 kt2015: 28.3 kt2016: 29.1 kt2017: 29.6 kt2018: 30 kt2019: 33 kt2020: 33.7 kt2021: 34.9 kt2022: 34.6 kt2023: 34.5 kt

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 34.54 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Africa peaked at 34.88 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.67 kt, in 2004.

That places Western Africa 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 15.48 kt
1991 15.32 kt -1.1%
1992 15.29 kt -0.2%
1993 15.2 kt -0.6%
1994 15.14 kt -0.4%
1995 15.26 kt +0.8%
1996 15.37 kt +0.7%
1997 15.26 kt -0.7%
1998 15.18 kt -0.5%
1999 15.16 kt -0.1%
2000 15.25 kt +0.6%
2001 15.17 kt -0.5%
2002 14.59 kt -3.8%
2003 14.63 kt +0.3%
2004 13.67 kt -6.6%
2005 13.72 kt +0.4%
2006 13.78 kt +0.4%
2007 16.31 kt +18.3%
2008 15.96 kt -2.1%
2009 16.31 kt +2.2%
2010 18.91 kt +16.0%
2011 21.39 kt +13.1%
2012 29.51 kt +38.0%
2013 26.27 kt -11.0%
2014 28.68 kt +9.2%
2015 28.25 kt -1.5%
2016 29.12 kt +3.1%
2017 29.59 kt +1.6%
2018 30.03 kt +1.5%
2019 32.96 kt +9.8%
2020 33.69 kt +2.2%
2021 34.88 kt +3.5%
2022 34.62 kt -0.7%
2023 34.54 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.27 kt 15.14 kt 15.48 kt 10
2000s 14.94 kt 13.67 kt 16.31 kt 10
2010s 27.47 kt 18.91 kt 32.96 kt 10
2020s 34.43 kt 33.69 kt 34.88 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 18 Saudi Arabia 12.43 kt compare
  2. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0323 kt compare
  3. 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0246 kt compare
  4. 19 Philippines 11.9 kt compare
  5. 20 Kazakhstan 11.31 kt compare
  6. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0114 kt compare
  7. 21 Myanmar 10.71 kt compare
  8. 22 Madagascar 10.64 kt compare
  9. 23 Italy 9.69 kt compare
  10. 24 China, Hong Kong SAR 7.93 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Africa?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Africa was 34.54 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 34.88 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 13.67 kt in 2004.
How does Western Africa rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Western Africa ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
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