Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0032 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Western Sahara, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Western Sahara stood at 0.0032 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0082 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 kt, in 2021.
Western Sahara ranks 187th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0058 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0065 kt | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.007 kt | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 kt | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.007 kt | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 kt | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 kt | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 kt | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 kt | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 kt | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -45.0% | 0.0081 kt | 0.0045 kt |
| 2021 | -30.0% | 0.0045 kt | 0.0032 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0066 kt | 0.0058 kt | 0.007 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 kt | 0.007 kt | 0.0074 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 kt | 0.0045 kt | 0.0082 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 kt | 0.0032 kt | 0.0045 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 184 Tonga 0.0052 kt compare
- 185 Kiribati 0.005 kt compare
- 186 Comoros 0.0034 kt compare
- 188 French Guiana 0.0023 kt compare
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0021 kt compare
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 0.0021 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Western Sahara?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Western Sahara was 0.0032 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 kt in 2021.
- How does Western Sahara rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Western Sahara ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.