Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 0.096 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Sahara, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0.096 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Western Sahara peaked at 0.2482 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.096 kt, in 2021.
That places Western Sahara 217th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1744 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1955 kt | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1976 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1995 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2009 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2029 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2045 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2066 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2081 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2104 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2131 kt | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2147 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2147 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2168 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2168 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2168 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2168 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2113 kt | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2227 kt | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2235 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2233 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2396 kt | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2482 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2444 kt | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1345 kt | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1355 kt | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1365 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1366 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1374 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1374 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1374 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.096 kt | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 0.096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.096 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2 kt | 0.1744 kt | 0.2104 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2167 kt | 0.2113 kt | 0.2235 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1773 kt | 0.1345 kt | 0.2482 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1064 kt | 0.096 kt | 0.1374 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 214 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.595 kt compare
- 215 Martinique 0.4375 kt compare
- 216 Holy See 0.1607 kt compare
- 218 French Guiana 0.0749 kt compare
- 219 Tokelau 0.0216 kt compare
- 220 Norfolk Island 0.0208 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2023)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Western Sahara?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Western Sahara was 0.096 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2482 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.096 kt in 2021.
- How does Western Sahara rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Sahara ranks 217th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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