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Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Africa

Carbon intensity of the economy in Western Africa in 2022 — 0.134 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 33.7%.

2022 0.134 kg/$ −8.22% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.357 kg/$1996
Period minimum 0.115 kg/$2009

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Africa, 1990–202200.10.20.30.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.201 kg/$1991: 0.209 kg/$1992: 0.217 kg/$1993: 0.209 kg/$1994: 0.328 kg/$1995: 0.33 kg/$1996: 0.357 kg/$1997: 0.331 kg/$1998: 0.288 kg/$1999: 0.274 kg/$2000: 0.287 kg/$2001: 0.278 kg/$2002: 0.227 kg/$2003: 0.224 kg/$2004: 0.197 kg/$2005: 0.192 kg/$2006: 0.163 kg/$2007: 0.143 kg/$2008: 0.135 kg/$2009: 0.115 kg/$2010: 0.14 kg/$2011: 0.146 kg/$2012: 0.13 kg/$2013: 0.13 kg/$2014: 0.129 kg/$2015: 0.12 kg/$2016: 0.126 kg/$2017: 0.124 kg/$2018: 0.118 kg/$2019: 0.13 kg/$2020: 0.133 kg/$2021: 0.146 kg/$2022: 0.134 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.068 (−33.67%) Average annual rate: -1.27 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Western Africa 0.134 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.134 −0.012 −8.22%
2021 0.146 +0.013 +9.57%
2020 0.133 +0.003 +2%
2019 0.13 +0.013 +10.81%
2018 0.118 −0.006 −5.21%
2017 0.124 −0.002 −1.6%
2016 0.126 +0.006 +5.32%
2015 0.12 −0.01 −7.57%
2014 0.129 −0 −0.35%
2013 0.13 +0 +0.11%
2012 0.13 −0.016 −11.1%
2011 0.146 +0.006 +4.48%
2010 0.14 +0.025 +21.79%
2009 0.115 −0.021 −15.32%
2008 0.135 −0.007 −5.06%
2007 0.143 −0.021 −12.73%
2006 0.163 −0.028 −14.75%
2005 0.192 −0.005 −2.69%
2004 0.197 −0.027 −11.91%
2003 0.224 −0.004 −1.54%
2002 0.227 −0.05 −18.18%
2001 0.278 −0.009 −3.22%
2000 0.287 +0.013 +4.69%
1999 0.274 −0.014 −4.8%
1998 0.288 −0.043 −12.93%
1997 0.331 −0.026 −7.32%
1996 0.357 +0.027 +8.09%
1995 0.33 +0.002 +0.69%
1994 0.328 +0.119 +57.06%
1993 0.209 −0.008 −3.68%
1992 0.217 +0.008 +3.68%
1991 0.209 +0.008 +3.76%
1990 0.201 — —

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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