Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.0% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
167th
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2100
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
183
1000–2100
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara is 0.0%, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 183 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0% in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Western Sahara ranks 167th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +21.9% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +33.5% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +47.2% |
| 1400 | 0.0% | +54.7% |
| 1500 | 0.0% | +31.7% |
| 1600 | 0.0% | +46.3% |
| 1700 | 0.0% | +29.9% |
| 1710 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1720 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1730 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1740 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1750 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1760 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1770 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1780 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1790 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1800 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1810 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1820 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1830 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1840 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1850 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +86.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +83.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +80.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +73.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2027 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2028 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2029 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2031 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2032 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2033 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2036 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2037 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2038 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2039 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2040 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2041 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2043 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2044 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2059 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2060 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2061 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2062 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2063 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2064 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2065 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2066 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2067 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2068 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2069 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2070 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2071 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2072 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2073 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2074 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2075 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2076 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2077 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2078 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2079 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2086 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2091 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2092 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2093 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2094 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2095 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2096 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2097 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2098 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2099 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2100 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +86.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1930 | +83.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1940 | +80.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1950 | +73.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +54.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +47.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 164 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 165 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 166 Reunion 0.0% compare
- 168 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 169 French Guiana 0.0% compare
- 170 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Western Sahara was 0.0% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2100.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Western Sahara ranks 167th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.