Environment in Africa Western and Central

144 indicators covering environment for Africa Western and Central.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 35.8% 35th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 52.4% 40th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 12.7% 31st
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 33.42 Mt CO2e 2024 up 153.8% 37th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0837 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 1.1% 46th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 69.4% 2024 up 36.4% 12th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 154.8% 2024 up 51.0% 22nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 172.9% 2024 up 67.2% 1st
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 106.4% 2024 up 50.9% 24th
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 75.5% 39th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e 2024 up 128.0% 42nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0124 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.0% 35th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0669 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.7% 38th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 667.53 Mt CO2e 2023 up 39.4% 43rd
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 6.0% 2023 up 229.3% 47th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 45.2% 2023 up 163.7% 38th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 23.1% 2023 up 170.5% 40th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding -194.08 Mt CO2e 2023 up 15.9% 26th
Forest rents 1.9% 2021 down 8.5% 11th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 26.99 2022 up 21.0% 10th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -286.72 Mt CO2e 2023 up 40.0% 15th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 284.05 Mt CO2e 2023 down 17.7% 23rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -186.17 Mt CO2e 2023 down 192.5% 32nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 32nd