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Greenhouse gas emissions — Western Africa

Greenhouse gas emissions in Western Africa in 2024 — 993.26 Mt CO₂e. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 551.2%.

2024 993.26 Mt CO₂e +0.54% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 1,091.54 Mt CO₂e2017
Period minimum 56.43 Mt CO₂e1869

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Western Africa, 1850–202405001,0001,500185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 152.53 Mt CO₂e1853: 252.42 Mt CO₂e1856: 278 Mt CO₂e1859: 298.1 Mt CO₂e1862: 99.08 Mt CO₂e1865: 72.57 Mt CO₂e1868: 59.58 Mt CO₂e1871: 58.05 Mt CO₂e1874: 57.86 Mt CO₂e1877: 58.11 Mt CO₂e1880: 62.3 Mt CO₂e1883: 63.83 Mt CO₂e1886: 65.74 Mt CO₂e1889: 66.86 Mt CO₂e1892: 62.51 Mt CO₂e1895: 61.05 Mt CO₂e1898: 60.93 Mt CO₂e1901: 72.16 Mt CO₂e1904: 79.27 Mt CO₂e1907: 81.56 Mt CO₂e1910: 85.63 Mt CO₂e1913: 91.98 Mt CO₂e1916: 99.66 Mt CO₂e1919: 102.19 Mt CO₂e1922: 180.18 Mt CO₂e1925: 205.53 Mt CO₂e1928: 223.17 Mt CO₂e1931: 237.75 Mt CO₂e1934: 246.94 Mt CO₂e1937: 255.52 Mt CO₂e1940: 302.94 Mt CO₂e1943: 369.73 Mt CO₂e1946: 404.25 Mt CO₂e1949: 429.84 Mt CO₂e1952: 437.62 Mt CO₂e1955: 479.45 Mt CO₂e1958: 527.35 Mt CO₂e1961: 431.51 Mt CO₂e1964: 406.35 Mt CO₂e1967: 482.92 Mt CO₂e1970: 444.3 Mt CO₂e1973: 522.78 Mt CO₂e1976: 548.96 Mt CO₂e1979: 574.81 Mt CO₂e1982: 502.35 Mt CO₂e1985: 582.52 Mt CO₂e1988: 554.45 Mt CO₂e1991: 714.02 Mt CO₂e1994: 1,002.41 Mt CO₂e1997: 934.14 Mt CO₂e2000: 925.81 Mt CO₂e2003: 953.48 Mt CO₂e2006: 884.41 Mt CO₂e2009: 798.43 Mt CO₂e2012: 940.66 Mt CO₂e2015: 912.04 Mt CO₂e2018: 981.05 Mt CO₂e2021: 955.99 Mt CO₂e2024: 993.26 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +840.73 (+551.2%) Average annual rate: 1.08 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 993.26 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 993.26 +5.35 +0.54%
2023 987.9 +17.41 +1.79%
2022 970.49 +14.51 +1.52%
2021 955.99 −64.97 −6.36%
2020 1,020.95 +13.04 +1.29%
2019 1,007.91 +26.86 +2.74%
2018 981.05 −110.49 −10.12%
2017 1,091.54 +101.22 +10.22%
2016 990.32 +78.28 +8.58%
2015 912.04 −160.73 −14.98%
2014 1,072.77 +127.07 +13.44%
2013 945.69 +5.04 +0.54%
2012 940.66 +4.64 +0.5%
2011 936.01 +101.09 +12.11%
2010 834.92 +36.5 +4.57%
2009 798.43 −60.65 −7.06%
2008 859.07 −5.93 −0.69%
2007 865.01 −19.4 −2.19%
2006 884.41 −39.61 −4.29%
2005 924.02 −5.1 −0.55%
2004 929.12 −24.36 −2.55%
2003 953.48 +41.53 +4.55%
2002 911.94 −15.8 −1.7%
2001 927.74 +1.93 +0.21%
2000 925.81 +46.14 +5.25%
1999 879.67 −59.31 −6.32%
1998 938.98 +4.84 +0.52%
1997 934.14 −46.05 −4.7%
1996 980.19 −20.49 −2.05%
1995 1,000.68 −1.73 −0.17%
1994 1,002.41 +190.76 +23.5%
1993 811.65 −3.33 −0.41%
1992 814.98 +100.96 +14.14%
1991 714.02 +43.94 +6.56%
1990 670.07 +31.22 +4.89%
1989 638.85 +84.4 +15.22%
1988 554.45 −26.43 −4.55%
1987 580.88 +23.27 +4.17%
1986 557.61 −24.91 −4.28%
1985 582.52 −20.92 −3.47%
1984 603.44 +54.51 +9.93%
1983 548.94 +46.58 +9.27%
1982 502.35 −30.48 −5.72%
1981 532.83 −28.98 −5.16%
1980 561.82 −13 −2.26%
1979 574.81 +47.27 +8.96%
1978 527.54 −32.61 −5.82%
1977 560.15 +11.19 +2.04%
1976 548.96 +47.98 +9.58%
1975 500.98 −50 −9.07%
1974 550.98 +28.2 +5.39%
1973 522.78 +31.66 +6.45%
1972 491.12 +52.07 +11.86%
1971 439.05 −5.25 −1.18%
1970 444.3 +50.19 +12.74%
1969 394.1 −15.55 −3.8%
1968 409.65 −73.27 −15.17%
1967 482.92 +50 +11.55%
1966 432.92 +14.99 +3.59%
1965 417.93 +11.58 +2.85%
1964 406.35 +5.81 +1.45%
1963 400.54 −8.36 −2.05%
1962 408.9 −22.61 −5.24%
1961 431.51 −37.21 −7.94%
1960 468.72 −82.55 −14.97%
1959 551.26 +23.92 +4.54%
1958 527.35 +16.8 +3.29%
1957 510.55 +22.88 +4.69%
1956 487.68 +8.23 +1.72%
1955 479.45 +17.18 +3.72%
1954 462.27 +15.69 +3.51%
1953 446.57 +8.95 +2.05%
1952 437.62 +3.51 +0.81%
1951 434.11 +8.61 +2.02%
1950 425.5 −4.35 −1.01%
1949 429.84 +6.53 +1.54%
1948 423.31 +9.97 +2.41%
1947 413.34 +9.09 +2.25%
1946 404.25 +11.79 +3%
1945 392.47 +11.14 +2.92%
1944 381.33 +11.6 +3.14%
1943 369.73 +16.74 +4.74%
1942 352.99 +14.76 +4.36%
1941 338.23 +35.29 +11.65%
1940 302.94 +43.69 +16.85%
1939 259.25 +2.57 +1%
1938 256.68 +1.16 +0.45%
1937 255.52 +5.09 +2.03%
1936 250.43 +1.97 +0.79%
1935 248.47 +1.52 +0.62%
1934 246.94 +1.72 +0.7%
1933 245.22 +9.51 +4.04%
1932 235.71 −2.04 −0.86%
1931 237.75 +7.19 +3.12%
1930 230.55 +3.05 +1.34%
1929 227.51 +4.33 +1.94%
1928 223.17 +6.02 +2.77%
1927 217.15 +5.94 +2.81%
1926 211.21 +5.68 +2.76%
1925 205.53 +8.97 +4.56%
1924 196.56 +5.72 +3%
1923 190.84 +10.66 +5.92%
1922 180.18 +13.15 +7.87%
1921 167.03 +24.66 +17.32%
1920 142.38 +40.19 +39.33%
1919 102.19 +0.36 +0.35%
1918 101.83 +0.98 +0.97%
1917 100.85 +1.19 +1.2%
1916 99.66 +3.7 +3.86%
1915 95.95 +2.38 +2.54%
1914 93.58 +1.6 +1.73%
1913 91.98 −0.22 −0.23%
1912 92.2 +2.76 +3.09%
1911 89.43 +3.8 +4.44%
1910 85.63 +1.09 +1.29%
1909 84.54 +0.77 +0.92%
1908 83.77 +2.21 +2.71%
1907 81.56 −0.05 −0.06%
1906 81.61 +1.45 +1.8%
1905 80.16 +0.89 +1.13%
1904 79.27 +2.85 +3.73%
1903 76.42 +1.64 +2.2%
1902 74.77 +2.61 +3.62%
1901 72.16 +4.14 +6.08%
1900 68.02 +7.53 +12.44%
1899 60.5 −0.43 −0.71%
1898 60.93 +0.13 +0.21%
1897 60.8 −0.4 −0.65%
1896 61.2 +0.15 +0.25%
1895 61.05 −0.52 −0.84%
1894 61.57 −0.69 −1.11%
1893 62.26 −0.25 −0.4%
1892 62.51 +0.08 +0.12%
1891 62.43 −1.45 −2.27%
1890 63.89 −2.97 −4.44%
1889 66.86 +0.07 +0.11%
1888 66.78 +0.36 +0.54%
1887 66.42 +0.68 +1.04%
1886 65.74 +0.31 +0.48%
1885 65.43 +1.22 +1.9%
1884 64.21 +0.38 +0.6%
1883 63.83 +0.55 +0.87%
1882 63.28 +0.36 +0.57%
1881 62.92 +0.62 +1%
1880 62.3 +4.69 +8.14%
1879 57.61 −0.34 −0.6%
1878 57.96 −0.15 −0.25%
1877 58.11 +0.39 +0.68%
1876 57.71 −0.28 −0.49%
1875 58 +0.14 +0.24%
1874 57.86 −0.11 −0.19%
1873 57.97 +0.08 +0.13%
1872 57.89 −0.17 −0.29%
1871 58.05 +0.42 +0.73%
1870 57.63 +1.21 +2.14%
1869 56.43 −3.15 −5.29%
1868 59.58 −4.08 −6.42%
1867 63.66 −4.43 −6.51%
1866 68.09 −4.48 −6.17%
1865 72.57 −6.26 −7.94%
1864 78.83 −8.69 −9.93%
1863 87.52 −11.56 −11.67%
1862 99.08 −22.97 −18.82%
1861 122.05 −47.15 −27.87%
1860 169.21 −128.89 −43.24%
1859 298.1 +3.83 +1.3%
1858 294.27 +6.72 +2.34%
1857 287.55 +9.55 +3.43%
1856 278 +5.29 +1.94%
1855 272.71 +14.08 +5.44%
1854 258.64 +6.22 +2.46%
1853 252.42 +16.84 +7.15%
1852 235.57 +29.97 +14.57%
1851 205.61 +53.08 +34.8%
1850 152.53 — —

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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How much greenhouse gas falls on each resident — all gases, not CO2 alone.

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