Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0303 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa is 0.0303 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 0.0325 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.029 kt, in 2009.
Western Africa ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0324 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0324 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0324 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0324 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0324 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.032 kt | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0318 kt | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0317 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0323 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0314 kt | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0308 kt | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 kt | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 kt | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0298 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0298 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0295 kt | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0293 kt | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.029 kt | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0295 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0295 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 kt | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0295 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0298 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0307 kt | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0306 kt | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0303 kt | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0303 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0303 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0322 kt | 0.0317 kt | 0.0325 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0302 kt | 0.029 kt | 0.0323 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0296 kt | 0.0293 kt | 0.0307 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0304 kt | 0.0303 kt | 0.0306 kt | 5 |
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 grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa was 0.0303 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0325 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.029 kt in 2009.
- How does Western Africa rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.