Food Transport — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Food Transport — Emissions was 11,414 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 11,414 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 11,414 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,946 kt, in 1990.
That places Western Africa 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,581 kt | 1,946 kt | 3,319 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,059 kt | 3,252 kt | 4,529 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,784 kt | 5,277 kt | 10,043 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,655 kt | 9,315 kt | 11,414 kt | 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 food transport — emissions in Western Africa?
- Food transport — emissions in Western Africa was 11,414 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,414 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,946 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for food transport — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.