CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — Western Africa

CO2 emissions from oil in Western Africa in 2024 — 133.53 Mt. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 6,073.2%.

2024 133.53 Mt +3.9% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 144.68 Mt2021
Period minimum 1.87 Mt1951

Trend over time

1950–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — Western Africa, 1950–202405010015019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 2.16 Mt1952: 2.13 Mt1954: 2.76 Mt1956: 3.4 Mt1958: 4.02 Mt1960: 6.15 Mt1962: 6.84 Mt1964: 8.72 Mt1966: 11.98 Mt1968: 9.84 Mt1970: 15.94 Mt1972: 18.19 Mt1974: 22.47 Mt1976: 23.87 Mt1978: 25.02 Mt1980: 39.07 Mt1982: 46.2 Mt1984: 54.27 Mt1986: 54.71 Mt1988: 56.18 Mt1990: 46.47 Mt1992: 50.82 Mt1994: 41.81 Mt1996: 46.82 Mt1998: 46.87 Mt2000: 52.98 Mt2002: 61.76 Mt2004: 56.74 Mt2006: 59.45 Mt2008: 62.82 Mt2010: 92.42 Mt2012: 96.78 Mt2014: 110.38 Mt2016: 110.37 Mt2018: 101.5 Mt2020: 121.53 Mt2022: 134.39 Mt2024: 133.53 Mt
Change over the period: +131.36 (+6,073.19%) Average annual rate: 5.73 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 133.53 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 133.53 +5.01 +3.9%
2023 128.51 −5.88 −4.38%
2022 134.39 −10.28 −7.11%
2021 144.68 +23.14 +19.04%
2020 121.53 −2.52 −2.03%
2019 124.06 +22.56 +22.23%
2018 101.5 −8.97 −8.12%
2017 110.47 +0.1 +0.09%
2016 110.37 +9.7 +9.64%
2015 100.67 −9.71 −8.8%
2014 110.38 +6.37 +6.12%
2013 104.02 +7.23 +7.47%
2012 96.78 −8.37 −7.96%
2011 105.15 +12.73 +13.77%
2010 92.42 +36.22 +64.44%
2009 56.2 −6.61 −10.53%
2008 62.82 +5.69 +9.95%
2007 57.13 −2.32 −3.9%
2006 59.45 −6 −9.17%
2005 65.45 +8.72 +15.36%
2004 56.74 −1.77 −3.03%
2003 58.51 −3.26 −5.27%
2002 61.76 +0.96 +1.58%
2001 60.8 +7.82 +14.76%
2000 52.98 +4.95 +10.3%
1999 48.03 +1.16 +2.48%
1998 46.87 −3.65 −7.23%
1997 50.52 +3.7 +7.9%
1996 46.82 +4.85 +11.55%
1995 41.98 +0.17 +0.4%
1994 41.81 −9.16 −17.97%
1993 50.96 +0.15 +0.29%
1992 50.82 +2.71 +5.63%
1991 48.11 +1.64 +3.52%
1990 46.47 −9.19 −16.51%
1989 55.66 −0.52 −0.93%
1988 56.18 +8.24 +17.19%
1987 47.94 −6.77 −12.37%
1986 54.71 +0.76 +1.41%
1985 53.95 −0.33 −0.6%
1984 54.27 +8.46 +18.47%
1983 45.81 −0.38 −0.82%
1982 46.2 +4.59 +11.04%
1981 41.6 +2.54 +6.49%
1980 39.07 +7.09 +22.16%
1979 31.98 +6.96 +27.82%
1978 25.02 +1.94 +8.4%
1977 23.08 −0.79 −3.3%
1976 23.87 +0.25 +1.08%
1975 23.61 +1.14 +5.06%
1974 22.47 +2.5 +12.49%
1973 19.98 +1.79 +9.82%
1972 18.19 +1.24 +7.33%
1971 16.95 +1.01 +6.31%
1970 15.94 +4.1 +34.65%
1969 11.84 +2 +20.34%
1968 9.84 −2.86 −22.49%
1967 12.69 +0.71 +5.96%
1966 11.98 +0.85 +7.63%
1965 11.13 +2.42 +27.72%
1964 8.72 +1.1 +14.48%
1963 7.61 +0.78 +11.33%
1962 6.84 +0.28 +4.25%
1961 6.56 +0.41 +6.67%
1960 6.15 +1.69 +37.87%
1959 4.46 +0.44 +10.86%
1958 4.02 −0.08 −2.05%
1957 4.11 +0.71 +20.72%
1956 3.4 +0.28 +8.9%
1955 3.12 +0.37 +13.39%
1954 2.76 +0.33 +13.42%
1953 2.43 +0.3 +14.09%
1952 2.13 +0.26 +13.91%
1951 1.87 −0.29 −13.59%
1950 2.16

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil and petroleum products. Most of it comes from transport, and that makes this the most inert of the three fuel series: a power plant can be replaced within years, while a vehicle fleet turns over in a decade and a half. This is exactly why the shift to electric cars shows up in emissions with a long lag behind the share of electric cars in sales.

Important: Includes petrochemical feedstock burned as fuel, but not plastic: carbon that stays in products does not enter emissions until the products themselves are burned.

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