LULUCF — Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: LULUCF — Emissions was 114,383 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
114,383 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 32 groups
All-time high
272,867 kt
in 2015
All-time low
114,383 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 209.4k kt1991: 209.4k kt1992: 209.4k kt1993: 209.4k kt1994: 209.4k kt1995: 209.5k kt1996: 209.5k kt1997: 209.6k kt1998: 209.6k kt1999: 209.6k kt2000: 209.6k kt2001: 202.4k kt2002: 202.4k kt2003: 202.4k kt2004: 202.4k kt2005: 202.4k kt2006: 202.4k kt2007: 202.4k kt2008: 202.4k kt2009: 202.4k kt2010: 202.4k kt2011: 272.9k kt2012: 272.9k kt2013: 272.9k kt2014: 272.9k kt2015: 272.9k kt2016: 214.6k kt2017: 214.6k kt2018: 214.6k kt2019: 214.6k kt2020: 214.6k kt2021: 114.4k kt2022: 114.4k kt2023: 114.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, lulucf — emissions in Western Africa stood at 114,383 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 58.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 272,867 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 114,383 kt, in 2022.

That places Western Africa 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

LULUCF — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) in Western Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 209,352 kt
1991 209,352 kt +0.0%
1992 209,352 kt +0.0%
1993 209,352 kt +0.0%
1994 209,351 kt -0.0%
1995 209,508 kt +0.1%
1996 209,532 kt +0.0%
1997 209,569 kt +0.0%
1998 209,609 kt +0.0%
1999 209,611 kt +0.0%
2000 209,642 kt +0.0%
2001 202,424 kt -3.4%
2002 202,418 kt -0.0%
2003 202,416 kt -0.0%
2004 202,410 kt -0.0%
2005 202,410 kt +0.0%
2006 202,404 kt -0.0%
2007 202,403 kt -0.0%
2008 202,401 kt -0.0%
2009 202,404 kt +0.0%
2010 202,417 kt +0.0%
2011 272,859 kt +34.8%
2012 272,857 kt -0.0%
2013 272,857 kt +0.0%
2014 272,867 kt +0.0%
2015 272,867 kt +0.0%
2016 214,601 kt -21.4%
2017 214,601 kt +0.0%
2018 214,607 kt +0.0%
2019 214,625 kt +0.0%
2020 214,619 kt -0.0%
2021 114,392 kt -46.7%
2022 114,383 kt -0.0%
2023 114,383 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 209,459 kt 209,351 kt 209,611 kt 10
2000s 203,133 kt 202,401 kt 209,642 kt 10
2010s 242,516 kt 202,417 kt 272,867 kt 10
2020s 139,444 kt 114,383 kt 214,619 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 9 Colombia 57,035 kt compare
  2. 10 Madagascar 55,655 kt compare
  3. 11 Italy 54,197 kt compare
  4. 12 Argentina 46,024 kt compare
  5. 13 Thailand 45,958 kt compare
  6. 14 Sudan 45,804 kt compare
  7. 15 Mozambique 43,135 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions in Western Africa?
Lulucf — emissions in Western Africa was 114,383 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 272,867 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 114,383 kt in 2022.
How does Western Africa rank for lulucf — emissions?
Western Africa ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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