Cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Western Africa

Cumulative CO2 emissions in Western Africa in 2024 — 6,644.82 Mt. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 19,308.9%.

2024 6,644.82 Mt +3.5% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6,644.82 Mt2024
Period minimum 34.24 Mt1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · million tonnes

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Western Africa, 1950–202402,0004,0006,0008,00019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 34.24 Mt1952: 42.67 Mt1954: 52.42 Mt1956: 63.46 Mt1958: 76.56 Mt1960: 91.2 Mt1962: 108.59 Mt1964: 132.3 Mt1966: 171.05 Mt1968: 203.26 Mt1970: 255.93 Mt1972: 351.79 Mt1974: 488.43 Mt1976: 618.07 Mt1978: 747.41 Mt1980: 922.75 Mt1982: 1,088.91 Mt1984: 1,252.63 Mt1986: 1,432.3 Mt1988: 1,607.8 Mt1990: 1,730.52 Mt1992: 1,853.04 Mt1994: 2,016.29 Mt1996: 2,242.92 Mt1998: 2,472.8 Mt2000: 2,704.69 Mt2002: 2,951.88 Mt2004: 3,207.59 Mt2006: 3,464.94 Mt2008: 3,705.31 Mt2010: 3,971.2 Mt2012: 4,302.06 Mt2014: 4,649.01 Mt2016: 4,997.18 Mt2018: 5,350.51 Mt2020: 5,753.68 Mt2022: 6,205.03 Mt2024: 6,644.82 Mt
Change over the period: +6,610.59 (+19,308.87%) Average annual rate: 7.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa

Western Africa 6,644.82 Mt
World computed 1,803,056.96 Mt
Cumulative CO2 emissions — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 6,644.82 +224.55 +3.5%
2023 6,420.27 +215.24 +3.47%
2022 6,205.03 +219.81 +3.67%
2021 5,985.22 +231.55 +4.02%
2020 5,753.68 +201.91 +3.64%
2019 5,551.77 +201.27 +3.76%
2018 5,350.51 +174.94 +3.38%
2017 5,175.57 +178.39 +3.57%
2016 4,997.18 +178.74 +3.71%
2015 4,818.45 +169.44 +3.64%
2014 4,649.01 +178.33 +3.99%
2013 4,470.68 +168.63 +3.92%
2012 4,302.06 +159.85 +3.86%
2011 4,142.21 +171.01 +4.31%
2010 3,971.2 +153.5 +4.02%
2009 3,817.7 +112.39 +3.03%
2008 3,705.31 +122.07 +3.41%
2007 3,583.24 +118.31 +3.41%
2006 3,464.94 +123.82 +3.71%
2005 3,341.11 +133.52 +4.16%
2004 3,207.59 +126.66 +4.11%
2003 3,080.93 +129.05 +4.37%
2002 2,951.88 +119.19 +4.21%
2001 2,832.69 +128 +4.73%
2000 2,704.69 +122.03 +4.72%
1999 2,582.66 +109.86 +4.44%
1998 2,472.8 +110.54 +4.68%
1997 2,362.26 +119.34 +5.32%
1996 2,242.92 +121.31 +5.72%
1995 2,121.61 +105.32 +5.22%
1994 2,016.29 +99.6 +5.2%
1993 1,916.69 +63.66 +3.44%
1992 1,853.04 +62.81 +3.51%
1991 1,790.23 +59.71 +3.45%
1990 1,730.52 +56.44 +3.37%
1989 1,674.08 +66.27 +4.12%
1988 1,607.8 +94.42 +6.24%
1987 1,513.38 +81.08 +5.66%
1986 1,432.3 +90.65 +6.76%
1985 1,341.65 +89.02 +7.11%
1984 1,252.63 +86.84 +7.45%
1983 1,165.79 +76.89 +7.06%
1982 1,088.91 +83.1 +8.26%
1981 1,005.81 +83.06 +9%
1980 922.75 +86.63 +10.36%
1979 836.11 +88.7 +11.87%
1978 747.41 +64.36 +9.42%
1977 683.05 +64.98 +10.51%
1976 618.07 +68.06 +12.37%
1975 550.02 +61.59 +12.61%
1974 488.43 +75.36 +18.25%
1973 413.06 +61.28 +17.42%
1972 351.79 +52.85 +17.68%
1971 298.93 +43 +16.8%
1970 255.93 +32.27 +14.43%
1969 223.66 +20.4 +10.04%
1968 203.26 +13.14 +6.91%
1967 190.12 +19.07 +11.15%
1966 171.05 +19.94 +13.2%
1965 151.11 +18.81 +14.22%
1964 132.3 +12.98 +10.88%
1963 119.32 +10.73 +9.88%
1962 108.59 +8.91 +8.93%
1961 99.69 +8.49 +9.31%
1960 91.2 +7.96 +9.56%
1959 83.24 +6.67 +8.72%
1958 76.56 +6.73 +9.63%
1957 69.84 +6.38 +10.05%
1956 63.46 +5.71 +9.89%
1955 57.75 +5.33 +10.17%
1954 52.42 +5.03 +10.6%
1953 47.4 +4.73 +11.07%
1952 42.67 +4.56 +11.96%
1951 38.11 +3.88 +11.32%
1950 34.24

About the indicator

Total CO2 emissions of a country from 1750 through the year shown. It is cumulative emissions rather than current ones that determine the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the warming already reached, which makes this indicator the basis of the argument about the historical responsibility of countries that industrialized earlier.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.