Waste — Emissions Share in Western Africa
Western Africa: Waste — Emissions Share was 12.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Western Africa is 12.72 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Western Africa peaked at 12.72 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.86 %, in 1996.
Western Africa ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.51 % | — |
| 1991 | 6.42 % | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.22 % | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.21 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.73 % | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 5.47 % | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.86 % | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 5.24 % | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 5.53 % | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 5.83 % | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 5.58 % | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 6.07 % | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 7.04 % | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 6.71 % | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 7.01 % | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.26 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.85 % | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 8.38 % | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 8.72 % | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 9.14 % | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 9.16 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.07 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.23 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.72 % | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.98 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.24 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.68 % | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.88 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 11.01 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.81 % | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 12.24 % | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.57 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 12.72 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8 % | 4.86 % | 6.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.38 % | 5.58 % | 9.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1 % | 9.07 % | 11.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.34 % | 11.81 % | 12.72 % | 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 waste — emissions share in Western Africa?
- Waste — emissions share in Western Africa was 12.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 % in 1996.
- How does Western Africa rank for waste — emissions share?
- Western Africa ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.