Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions in Western Africa

Western Africa: Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions was 1,949 kt in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
1,949 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
22nd
of 38 groups
All-time high
1,949 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,387 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.5k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.5k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.6k kt2001: 1.6k kt2002: 1.6k kt2003: 1.6k kt2004: 1.6k kt2005: 1.7k kt2006: 1.7k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.7k kt2010: 1.8k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.9k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 1.9k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 1.9k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 1,949 kt for pre- and post-production β€” emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production β€” emissions in Western Africa peaked at 1,949 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,387 kt, in 1990.

That places Western Africa 22nd out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,489 kt 1,387 kt 1,573 kt 10
2000s 1,653 kt 1,584 kt 1,733 kt 10
2010s 1,828 kt 1,752 kt 1,896 kt 10
2020s 1,929 kt 1,909 kt 1,949 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 19 Argentina 401.92 kt compare
  2. 20 Poland 397.76 kt compare
  3. 22 Philippines 378.14 kt compare
  4. 23 Saudi Arabia 375.15 kt compare
  5. 24 United Republic of Tanzania 344.62 kt compare
  6. 25 Peru 331.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places β†’

More climate change data for Western Africa

All data for Western Africa β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production β€” emissions in Western Africa?
Pre- and post-production β€” emissions in Western Africa was 1,949 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production β€” emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,949 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production β€” emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,387 kt in 1990.
How does Western Africa rank for pre- and post-production β€” emissions?
Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production β€” emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.