Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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 32 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.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,155 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,176 kt | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1,193 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,206 kt | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,220 kt | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,236 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,252 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,265 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,277 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,276 kt | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,278 kt | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,280 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,284 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,290 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,297 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,305 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,314 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,324 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,334 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,340 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,348 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,355 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,362 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,369 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,376 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,379 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,381 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,383 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,385 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,389 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,390 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,393 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,395 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,396 kt | +0.0% |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 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 32 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.