Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 1,396 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Western Africa is 1,396 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 1,396 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,155 kt, in 1990.
That places Western Africa 20th out of 34 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,226 kt | 1,155 kt | 1,277 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,304 kt | 1,278 kt | 1,340 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,373 kt | 1,348 kt | 1,389 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,394 kt | 1,390 kt | 1,396 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Western Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Western Africa was 1,396 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,396 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,155 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 20th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.