Western Sahara Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
735.414
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,94%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
1,12
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Western Sahara were 735.414 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,94% over the previous year, representing an increase by 20.988 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 714.426 tons.
- Per capita: 1,12 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Western Sahara accounts for 0% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 735.414 | 301.175 | 381.928 | 52.311 | – | 1,12 | 2,94% | 0,0014% |
| 2023 | 714.426 | 286.832 | 376.450 | 51.143 | – | 1,12 | 3,86% | 0,0014% |
| 2022 | 687.906 | 265.976 | 371.893 | 50.037 | – | 1,1 | 4,78% | 0,0013% |
| 2021 | 656.546 | 240.866 | 366.755 | 48.925 | – | 1,07 | 8,62% | 0,0013% |
| 2020 | 604.441 | 197.393 | 359.881 | 47.167 | – | 1,01 | −4,46% | 0,0012% |
| 2019 | 632.673 | 233.009 | 352.977 | 46.687 | – | 1,09 | 2,54% | 0,0012% |
| 2018 | 617.008 | 225.725 | 345.805 | 45.478 | – | 1,09 | 2,14% | 0,0012% |
| 2017 | 604.073 | 214.772 | 344.334 | 44.966 | – | 1,09 | −3,87% | 0,0012% |
| 2016 | 628.416 | 240.047 | 343.308 | 45.062 | – | 1,17 | 0,71% | 0,0013% |
| 2015 | 623.974 | 238.078 | 341.613 | 44.283 | – | 1,19 | 1,23% | 0,0013% |
| 2014 | 616.394 | 233.442 | 338.965 | 43.987 | – | 1,2 | −0,35% | 0,0013% |
| 2013 | 618.585 | 238.093 | 336.673 | 43.819 | – | 1,23 | 0,26% | 0,0013% |
| 2012 | 616.988 | 239.484 | 334.030 | 43.475 | – | 1,24 | 0,74% | 0,0013% |
| 2011 | 612.472 | 238.902 | 330.235 | 43.336 | – | 1,26 | −1,54% | 0,0013% |
| 2010 | 622.082 | 252.954 | 325.902 | 43.226 | – | 1,3 | −0,08% | 0,0014% |
| 2009 | 622.611 | 255.592 | 323.986 | 43.032 | – | 1,31 | 0,06% | 0,0014% |
| 2008 | 622.220 | 257.508 | 321.880 | 42.832 | – | 1,33 | 0,93% | 0,0014% |
| 2007 | 616.460 | 256.062 | 317.861 | 42.537 | – | 1,33 | −0,28% | 0,0014% |
| 2006 | 618.199 | 260.020 | 315.931 | 42.248 | – | 1,37 | 0,68% | 0,0015% |
| 2005 | 614.046 | 259.562 | 312.720 | 41.764 | – | 1,4 | 0,78% | 0,0015% |
| 2004 | 609.318 | 263.240 | 304.725 | 41.354 | – | 1,46 | 1,32% | 0,0015% |
| 2003 | 601.390 | 264.145 | 296.335 | 40.910 | – | 1,54 | 2,74% | 0,0016% |
| 2002 | 585.373 | 258.234 | 286.603 | 40.537 | – | 1,61 | 1,02% | 0,0016% |
| 2001 | 579.447 | 258.849 | 278.783 | 41.815 | – | 1,72 | 2,83% | 0,0016% |
| 2000 | 563.518 | 255.332 | 269.862 | 38.324 | – | 1,79 | 13,28% | 0,0016% |
| 1999 | 497.437 | 197.818 | 263.427 | 36.192 | – | 1,68 | 2,89% | 0,0014% |
| 1998 | 483.455 | 190.310 | 257.500 | 35.645 | – | 1,71 | 1,68% | 0,0014% |
| 1997 | 475.483 | 187.717 | 252.139 | 35.627 | – | 1,74 | 3,07% | 0,0014% |
| 1996 | 461.307 | 179.041 | 246.901 | 35.365 | – | 1,75 | 2,06% | 0,0013% |
| 1995 | 451.989 | 175.653 | 241.375 | 34.961 | – | 1,77 | 6,94% | 0,0013% |
| 1994 | 422.668 | 150.998 | 237.341 | 34.330 | – | 1,71 | 1,18% | 0,0013% |
| 1993 | 417.750 | 149.783 | 233.754 | 34.213 | – | 1,75 | −1,45% | 0,0013% |
| 1992 | 423.918 | 160.347 | 230.055 | 33.515 | – | 1,83 | −3,83% | 0,0013% |
| 1991 | 440.810 | 181.063 | 225.998 | 33.749 | – | 1,96 | 9,22% | 0,0014% |
| 1990 | 403.597 | 149.701 | 221.051 | 32.845 | – | 1,86 | 1,16% | 0,0013% |
| 1989 | 398.957 | 150.953 | 215.921 | 32.083 | – | 1,9 | −2,05% | 0,0012% |
| 1988 | 407.325 | 163.186 | 212.403 | 31.735 | – | 2,01 | −1,57% | 0,0013% |
| 1987 | 413.808 | 174.861 | 207.487 | 31.459 | – | 2,12 | 12,54% | 0,0014% |
| 1986 | 367.702 | 133.588 | 203.052 | 31.061 | – | 1,95 | 2,61% | 0,0012% |
| 1985 | 358.339 | 129.227 | 198.532 | 30.580 | – | 1,96 | 6,11% | 0,0012% |
| 1984 | 337.718 | 115.403 | 192.568 | 29.747 | – | 1,91 | 1,02% | 0,0012% |
| 1983 | 334.311 | 118.509 | 186.634 | 29.168 | – | 1,93 | 1,22% | 0,0012% |
| 1982 | 330.268 | 115.599 | 185.940 | 28.729 | – | 1,97 | 3,47% | 0,0012% |
| 1981 | 319.182 | 112.439 | 178.836 | 27.907 | – | 1,98 | −2,44% | 0,0011% |
| 1980 | 327.158 | 122.451 | 176.694 | 28.013 | – | 2,17 | 6,27% | 0,0012% |
| 1979 | 307.848 | 111.410 | 169.093 | 27.346 | – | 2,25 | 6,31% | 0,0011% |
| 1978 | 289.575 | 100.587 | 162.340 | 26.649 | – | 2,43 | 1,62% | 0,0010% |
| 1977 | 284.957 | 103.387 | 155.536 | 26.034 | – | 2,82 | 4,18% | 0,0010% |
| 1976 | 273.516 | 99.860 | 148.860 | 24.796 | – | 3,19 | 3,16% | 0,0010% |
| 1975 | 265.148 | 99.434 | 141.787 | 23.928 | – | 3,54 | 4,77% | 0,0010% |
| 1974 | 253.081 | 94.289 | 135.934 | 22.858 | – | 3,6 | 4,18% | 0,00100% |
| 1973 | 242.934 | 88.005 | 130.940 | 23.989 | – | 3,45 | 1,96% | 0,00096% |
| 1972 | 238.267 | 85.648 | 128.972 | 23.647 | – | 3,24 | 5,73% | 0,00098% |
| 1971 | 225.354 | 86.829 | 116.733 | 21.793 | – | 2,95 | 1,43% | 0,00097% |
| 1970 | 222.177 | 86.830 | 113.801 | 21.547 | – | 2,89 | – | 0,00096% |
See also
- Western Sahara CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Western Sahara
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).