Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 20.53 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Africa is 20.53 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Africa peaked at 37.45 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.53 %, in 2023.
That places Western Africa 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.72 % | 30.67 % | 37.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.03 % | 28.7 % | 31.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.48 % | 23.62 % | 29.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.46 % | 20.53 % | 24.03 % | 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 land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Africa?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Africa was 20.53 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.45 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.53 % in 2023.
- How does Western Africa rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.