Climate Change in Western Africa 83 indicators covering climate change for Western Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 5,149 million t 2025 down 8.0% 25th Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 72,740 1000 ha 2025 down 7.7% 26th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -64,178 kt 2025 down 2,763.4% 19th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 703.01 1000 ha 2025 down 27.2% 14th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 175,293 kt 2025 down 34.4% 14th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 73,443 1000 ha 2025 down 7.9% 26th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 111,115 kt 2025 down 58.8% 12th Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 62,635 ha 2024 up 0.5% 27th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.4795 kt 2024 up 0.5% 27th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 3,133 kt 2024 up 0.5% 26th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 4,069 ha 2024 up 2.2% 30th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0303 kt 2024 up 2.7% 30th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 135.64 kt 2024 up 2.8% 30th Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 66,704 ha 2024 up 0.6% 27th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.5098 kt 2024 up 0.6% 27th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 3,268 kt 2024 up 0.6% 26th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 7.68 million t 2024 down 41.9% 22nd Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 141,982 ha 2024 down 41.9% 22nd Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17.66 kt 2024 down 41.9% 22nd Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.61 kt 2024 down 41.9% 22nd Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 18,315 t 2024 down 61.4% 32nd Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 363.4 ha 2024 down 61.4% 32nd Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0421 kt 2024 down 61.4% 32nd Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0038 kt 2024 down 62.0% 32nd Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 161.88 million t 2024 up 4.4% 14th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 28.63 million ha 2024 up 6.9% 14th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 372.33 kt 2024 up 4.4% 14th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 34 kt 2024 up 4.4% 14th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 110.53 million t 2024 up 19.4% 11th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 21.26 million ha 2024 up 19.4% 11th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 254.23 kt 2024 up 19.4% 11th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 23.21 kt 2024 up 19.4% 11th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 49.27 million t 2024 down 17.8% 13th Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 7.04 million ha 2024 down 17.8% 14th Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 113.31 kt 2024 down 17.8% 13th Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.35 kt 2024 down 17.8% 13th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.97 million t 2024 down 21.6% 19th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 327,858 ha 2024 down 21.6% 20th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.52 kt 2024 down 21.6% 19th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.4129 kt 2024 down 21.6% 19th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 51.23 million t 2024 down 18.0% 14th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 7.37 million ha 2024 down 18.0% 14th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 7.66 million t 2024 down 41.8% 17th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 141,619 ha 2024 down 41.8% 17th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17.62 kt 2024 down 41.8% 17th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.61 kt 2024 down 41.8% 17th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 2,853 t 2024 down 16.7% 22nd Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 106.86 ha 2024 down 16.7% 22nd Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0066 kt 2024 down 16.5% 21st Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0006 kt 2024 down 14.3% 21st Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 113,791 t 2024 up 5,214.3% 25th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 7,957 ha 2024 up 5,214.3% 25th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.2617 kt 2024 up 5,240.8% 25th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0239 kt 2024 up 5,875.0% 25th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 116,645 t 2024 up 1,995.9% 25th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 8,064 ha 2024 up 2,801.1% 25th Page 1 of 2 Next →