Environment in Africa Western and Central 52 indicators covering environment for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 63.23 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.8% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 111.98 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.4% — Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2764 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.3% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 45.57 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.4% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5031 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 1.8% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 261.93 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.8% — Aquaculture production 434,416 metric tons 2024 up 19.5% — Capture fisheries production 4.05 million metric tons 2024 up 25.9% — Total fisheries production 4.48 million metric tons 2024 up 25.2% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 33.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 98.3% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 21.75 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.0% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 34.96 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.9% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.43 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.0% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 92.95 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.7% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.18 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.0% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.8889 Mt CO2e 2024 up 35.1% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 896.1 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.1% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 5.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.7% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 54.6% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0631 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.4% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 111.56 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.1% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 7.57 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.4% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3817 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.3% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0768 Mt CO2e 2024 up 35.7% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.72 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 5.5% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 257.17 Mt CO2e 2024 up 38.7% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 25.08 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.9% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 142.37 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.0% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3013 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.1% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4402 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.6% — Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 489.18 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.3% — F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 33.42 Mt CO2e 2024 up 153.8% — Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0837 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 1.1% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 154.8% 2024 up 51.0% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 172.9% 2024 up 67.2% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 106.4% 2024 up 50.9% — Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 69.4% 2024 up 36.4% — Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 75.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e 2024 up 128.0% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0124 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.0% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0669 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.7% — Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 667.53 Mt CO2e 2023 up 39.4% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -194.08 Mt CO2e 2023 up 15.9% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 6.0% 2023 up 229.3% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 23.1% 2023 up 170.5% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 45.2% 2023 up 163.7% — Forest rents 1.9% 2021 down 8.5% — Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 26.99 2022 up 21.0% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -286.72 Mt CO2e 2023 up 40.0% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 284.05 Mt CO2e 2023 down 17.7% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -186.17 Mt CO2e 2023 down 192.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — —