LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Africa
Western Africa: LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 13.43 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 13.43 % for lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Africa peaked at 34.93 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.43 %, in 2023.
Western Africa ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.93 % | — |
| 1991 | 33.89 % | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 32.75 % | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 32.35 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 31.22 % | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 30.2 % | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 29.03 % | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 29.83 % | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 31.52 % | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 31.67 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 29.97 % | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 27.24 % | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 28.17 % | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 26.92 % | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 26.56 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 26.05 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.73 % | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 27.2 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 27.27 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 27.98 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 25.69 % | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 30.42 % | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 30.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.82 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.98 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 24.62 % | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 24.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.18 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.05 % | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 23.44 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 13.5 % | -42.4% |
| 2022 | 13.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.43 % | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -42.4% | 23.44 % | 13.5 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.74 % | 29.03 % | 34.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.41 % | 26.05 % | 29.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.29 % | 23.05 % | 30.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.96 % | 13.43 % | 23.44 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Suriname 73.92 % compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 71.26 % compare
- 10 Central African Republic 68.51 % compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 63.65 % compare
- 12 Guyana 62.31 % compare
- 13 Cameroon 60.86 % compare
- 14 Madagascar 59.48 % compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Africa?
- Lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Africa was 13.43 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.93 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.43 % in 2023.
- How does Western Africa rank for lulucf — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. 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 LULUCF — 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.