CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — Western Africa

CO2 emissions per capita in Western Africa in 2024 — 0.49 t/person. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 431.2%.

2024 0.49 t/person +1.98% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 0.65 t/person1979
Period minimum 0.09 t/person1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Western Africa, 1960–202400.20.40.60.819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.09 t/person1962: 0.1 t/person1964: 0.14 t/person1966: 0.2 t/person1968: 0.13 t/person1970: 0.3 t/person1972: 0.47 t/person1974: 0.63 t/person1976: 0.54 t/person1978: 0.48 t/person1980: 0.62 t/person1982: 0.56 t/person1984: 0.55 t/person1986: 0.55 t/person1988: 0.54 t/person1990: 0.3 t/person1992: 0.32 t/person1994: 0.48 t/person1996: 0.56 t/person1998: 0.48 t/person2000: 0.5 t/person2002: 0.47 t/person2004: 0.47 t/person2006: 0.43 t/person2008: 0.4 t/person2010: 0.48 t/person2012: 0.47 t/person2014: 0.5 t/person2016: 0.47 t/person2018: 0.44 t/person2020: 0.49 t/person2022: 0.51 t/person2024: 0.49 t/person
Change over the period: +0.4 (+431.22%) Average annual rate: 2.64 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 0.49 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 0.49 +0.01 +1.98%
2023 0.48 −0.02 −4.24%
2022 0.51 −0.04 −7.2%
2021 0.54 +0.06 +12.02%
2020 0.49 −0.01 −1.94%
2019 0.5 +0.05 +12.3%
2018 0.44 −0.02 −4.34%
2017 0.46 −0.01 −2.79%
2016 0.47 +0.01 +2.77%
2015 0.46 −0.04 −7.47%
2014 0.5 +0.01 +3%
2013 0.48 +0.01 +2.61%
2012 0.47 −0.05 −9.07%
2011 0.52 +0.04 +8.39%
2010 0.48 +0.12 +32.86%
2009 0.36 −0.04 −10.54%
2008 0.4 +0 +0.39%
2007 0.4 −0.03 −7.08%
2006 0.43 −0.05 −9.84%
2005 0.48 +0.01 +2.52%
2004 0.47 −0.02 −4.55%
2003 0.49 +0.02 +5.27%
2002 0.47 −0.05 −9.46%
2001 0.51 +0.01 +2.09%
2000 0.5 +0.04 +8.15%
1999 0.47 −0.02 −3.28%
1998 0.48 −0.05 −9.89%
1997 0.53 −0.02 −4.24%
1996 0.56 +0.06 +12.11%
1995 0.5 +0.01 +2.89%
1994 0.48 +0.17 +52.56%
1993 0.32 −0 −1.4%
1992 0.32 +0.01 +2.32%
1991 0.31 +0.01 +3.25%
1990 0.3 −0.06 −17.14%
1989 0.37 −0.17 −31.65%
1988 0.54 +0.06 +13.27%
1987 0.47 −0.07 −12.95%
1986 0.55 −0 −0.9%
1985 0.55 −0 −0.31%
1984 0.55 +0.05 +9.97%
1983 0.5 −0.06 −9.93%
1982 0.56 −0.02 −2.81%
1981 0.57 −0.04 −6.95%
1980 0.62 −0.03 −5.12%
1979 0.65 +0.16 +33.87%
1978 0.48 −0.02 −3.79%
1977 0.5 −0.04 −7.11%
1976 0.54 +0.04 +7.51%
1975 0.5 −0.13 −20.5%
1974 0.63 +0.11 +19.85%
1973 0.53 +0.06 +13.03%
1972 0.47 +0.08 +19.87%
1971 0.39 +0.09 +30.16%
1970 0.3 +0.11 +54.56%
1969 0.19 +0.07 +51.47%
1968 0.13 −0.06 −32.57%
1967 0.19 −0.01 −6.58%
1966 0.2 +0.01 +3.57%
1965 0.2 +0.06 +42.08%
1964 0.14 +0.02 +18.41%
1963 0.12 +0.02 +17.67%
1962 0.1 +0 +2.9%
1961 0.1 +0 +3.94%
1960 0.09

About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

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