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IPPU — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: IPPU — Emissions was 0.0048 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0048 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
30th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.0048 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0006 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPPU — Emissions in Western Africa, 1961–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, ippu — emissions in Western Africa stood at 0.0048 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 0.0048 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt, in 1961.

That places Western Africa 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

IPPU — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.0006 kt —
1962 0.0006 kt +0.0%
1963 0.0007 kt +16.7%
1964 0.0007 kt +0.0%
1965 0.0008 kt +14.3%
1966 0.0009 kt +12.5%
1967 0.001 kt +11.1%
1968 0.0012 kt +20.0%
1969 0.0013 kt +8.3%
1970 0.0012 kt -7.7%
1971 0.0012 kt +0.0%
1972 0.0012 kt +0.0%
1973 0.0013 kt +8.3%
1974 0.0013 kt +0.0%
1975 0.0013 kt +0.0%
1976 0.0014 kt +7.7%
1977 0.0014 kt +0.0%
1978 0.0014 kt +0.0%
1979 0.0015 kt +7.1%
1980 0.0015 kt +0.0%
1981 0.0016 kt +6.7%
1982 0.0016 kt +0.0%
1983 0.0016 kt +0.0%
1984 0.0017 kt +6.2%
1985 0.0017 kt +0.0%
1986 0.0018 kt +5.9%
1987 0.0018 kt +0.0%
1988 0.0019 kt +5.6%
1989 0.0019 kt +0.0%
1990 0.002 kt +5.3%
1991 0.002 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0021 kt +5.0%
1993 0.0022 kt +4.8%
1994 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0023 kt +4.5%
1996 0.0023 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0024 kt +4.3%
1998 0.0025 kt +4.2%
1999 0.0025 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0026 kt +4.0%
2001 0.0027 kt +3.8%
2002 0.0027 kt +0.0%
2003 0.0028 kt +3.7%
2004 0.0029 kt +3.6%
2005 0.003 kt +3.4%
2006 0.003 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0031 kt +3.3%
2008 0.0032 kt +3.2%
2009 0.0033 kt +3.1%
2010 0.0034 kt +3.0%
2011 0.0035 kt +2.9%
2012 0.0036 kt +2.9%
2013 0.0037 kt +2.8%
2014 0.0038 kt +2.7%
2015 0.0039 kt +2.6%
2016 0.004 kt +2.6%
2017 0.0041 kt +2.5%
2018 0.0042 kt +2.4%
2019 0.0043 kt +2.4%
2020 0.0044 kt +2.3%
2021 0.0045 kt +2.3%
2022 0.0047 kt +4.4%
2023 0.0048 kt +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0009 kt 0.0006 kt 0.0013 kt 9
1970s 0.0013 kt 0.0012 kt 0.0015 kt 10
1980s 0.0017 kt 0.0015 kt 0.0019 kt 10
1990s 0.0022 kt 0.002 kt 0.0025 kt 10
2000s 0.0029 kt 0.0026 kt 0.0033 kt 10
2010s 0.0039 kt 0.0034 kt 0.0043 kt 10
2020s 0.0046 kt 0.0044 kt 0.0048 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 27 Yemen 4.85 kt compare
  2. 28 Yugoslav SFR 4.76 kt compare
  3. 29 Japan 3.99 kt compare
  4. 30 Canada 3.95 kt compare
  5. 31 Finland 3.92 kt compare
  6. 32 Trinidad and Tobago 3.89 kt compare
  7. 33 Norway 3.54 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions in Western Africa?
Ippu — emissions in Western Africa was 0.0048 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0048 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for ippu — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 IPPU — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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