Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate was 2.91 % change on previous year in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate in Western Africa stood at 2.91 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 4.55 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.27 % change on previous year, in 1965.
Western Africa ranks 4th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 1964 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1965 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 1968 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +85.0% |
| 1971 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +84.0% |
| 1972 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1973 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 3.17 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1982 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.78 % change on previous year | +53.9% |
| 2002 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.21 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.22 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +85.0% | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +84.0% | 2.48 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Cyprus 12.97 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Singapore 9.49 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Qatar 5.36 % change on previous year compare
- 4 South Sudan 4.67 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Oman 4.65 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Bangladesh 4.01 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Egypt 3.99 % change on previous year compare
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- 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate in Western Africa was 2.91 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 % change on previous year in 1965.
- How does Western Africa rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.