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

Western Africa: Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions was 11.21 kt in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
11.21 kt
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
26th
of 38 groups
All-time high
11.21 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3.6 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

46810121990200620231990: 3.6 kt1991: 3.7 kt1992: 3.9 kt1993: 4.1 kt1994: 4.1 kt1995: 4.4 kt1996: 4.6 kt1997: 4.8 kt1998: 4.9 kt1999: 5.1 kt2000: 5.3 kt2001: 5.4 kt2002: 5.7 kt2003: 5.9 kt2004: 6.2 kt2005: 6.4 kt2006: 6.7 kt2007: 6.9 kt2008: 7.2 kt2009: 7.5 kt2010: 7.8 kt2011: 8.1 kt2012: 8.4 kt2013: 8.7 kt2014: 8.9 kt2015: 9 kt2016: 9.4 kt2017: 9.7 kt2018: 10 kt2019: 10.3 kt2020: 10.4 kt2021: 10.8 kt2022: 11 kt2023: 11.2 kt

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 11.21 kt for pre- and post-production β€” emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production β€” emissions in Western Africa peaked at 11.21 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6 kt, in 1990.

Western Africa ranks 26th of 38 groups on this measure, 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 4.32 kt 3.6 kt 5.14 kt 10
2000s 6.32 kt 5.27 kt 7.5 kt 10
2010s 9.01 kt 7.79 kt 10.27 kt 10
2020s 10.84 kt 10.41 kt 11.21 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 23 Viet Nam 4.36 kt compare
  2. 25 Italy 4.31 kt compare
  3. 26 Spain 3.94 kt compare
  4. 27 Republic of Korea 3.7 kt compare
  5. 28 Bangladesh 3.65 kt compare
  6. 29 Philippines 3.59 kt compare

See the full ranking of 278 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 11.21 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 11.21 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production β€” emissions recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6 kt in 1990.
How does Western Africa rank for pre- and post-production β€” emissions?
Western Africa ranks 26th 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 28.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
278 places, 9,093 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.