Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 175,293 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 175,293 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Africa peaked at 267,208 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 175,293 kt, in 2021.
Western Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 229,499 kt | — |
| 1991 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 229,499 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 223,125 kt | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 223,125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 267,208 kt | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 267,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 267,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 267,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 267,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 220,041 kt | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 220,041 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 220,041 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 220,041 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 220,041 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 175,293 kt | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 175,293 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 175,293 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 175,293 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 175,293 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229,499 kt | 229,499 kt | 229,499 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 223,762 kt | 223,125 kt | 229,499 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,933 kt | 220,041 kt | 267,208 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 182,751 kt | 175,293 kt | 220,041 kt | 6 |
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Africa?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Africa was 175,293 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 267,208 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,293 kt in 2021.
- How does Western Africa rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).