Western Sahara CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
301 175
tons
Year-over-Year
+5,00%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
0,46
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Western Sahara were 301 175 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 5% over the previous year, representing an increase by 14 342 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 286 832 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Western Sahara are equivalent to 0,46 tons per person, an increase by 0,01 over the figure of 0,45 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 2,8% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Western Sahara
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 301 175 | 5% | 0,46 | 0,00076% |
| 2023 | 286 832 | 7,84% | 0,45 | 0,00073% |
| 2022 | 265 976 | 10,42% | 0,42 | 0,00069% |
| 2021 | 240 866 | 22,02% | 0,39 | 0,00063% |
| 2020 | 197 393 | −15,28% | 0,33 | 0,00055% |
| 2019 | 233 009 | 3,23% | 0,4 | 0,00061% |
| 2018 | 225 725 | 5,1% | 0,4 | 0,00060% |
| 2017 | 214 772 | −10,53% | 0,39 | 0,00058% |
| 2016 | 240 047 | 0,83% | 0,45 | 0,00066% |
| 2015 | 238 078 | 1,99% | 0,45 | 0,00066% |
| 2014 | 233 442 | −1,95% | 0,45 | 0,00064% |
| 2013 | 238 093 | −0,58% | 0,47 | 0,00066% |
| 2012 | 239 484 | 0,24% | 0,48 | 0,00067% |
| 2011 | 238 902 | −5,56% | 0,49 | 0,00068% |
| 2010 | 252 954 | −1,03% | 0,53 | 0,00074% |
| 2009 | 255 592 | −0,74% | 0,54 | 0,00080% |
| 2008 | 257 508 | 0,56% | 0,55 | 0,00079% |
| 2007 | 256 062 | −1,52% | 0,55 | 0,00080% |
| 2006 | 260 020 | 0,18% | 0,57 | 0,00084% |
| 2005 | 259 562 | −1,4% | 0,59 | 0,00086% |
| 2004 | 263 240 | −0,34% | 0,63 | 0,00091% |
| 2003 | 264 145 | 2,29% | 0,68 | 0,00096% |
| 2002 | 258 234 | −0,24% | 0,71 | 0,00098% |
| 2001 | 258 849 | 1,38% | 0,77 | 0,00100% |
| 2000 | 255 332 | 29,07% | 0,81 | 0,00099% |
| 1999 | 197 818 | 3,95% | 0,67 | 0,00079% |
| 1998 | 190 310 | 1,38% | 0,67 | 0,00077% |
| 1997 | 187 717 | 4,85% | 0,69 | 0,00076% |
| 1996 | 179 041 | 1,93% | 0,68 | 0,00074% |
| 1995 | 175 653 | 16,33% | 0,69 | 0,00074% |
| 1994 | 150 998 | 0,81% | 0,61 | 0,00066% |
| 1993 | 149 783 | −6,59% | 0,63 | 0,00066% |
| 1992 | 160 347 | −11,44% | 0,69 | 0,00071% |
| 1991 | 181 063 | 20,95% | 0,81 | 0,00079% |
| 1990 | 149 701 | −0,83% | 0,69 | 0,00066% |
| 1989 | 150 953 | −7,5% | 0,72 | 0,00068% |
| 1988 | 163 186 | −6,68% | 0,8 | 0,00074% |
| 1987 | 174 861 | 30,9% | 0,89 | 0,00082% |
| 1986 | 133 588 | 3,37% | 0,71 | 0,00065% |
| 1985 | 129 227 | 11,98% | 0,71 | 0,00064% |
| 1984 | 115 403 | −2,62% | 0,65 | 0,00058% |
| 1983 | 118 509 | 2,52% | 0,69 | 0,00061% |
| 1982 | 115 599 | 2,81% | 0,69 | 0,00060% |
| 1981 | 112 439 | −8,18% | 0,7 | 0,00058% |
| 1980 | 122 451 | 9,91% | 0,81 | 0,00062% |
| 1979 | 111 410 | 10,76% | 0,82 | 0,00056% |
| 1978 | 100 587 | −2,71% | 0,84 | 0,00052% |
| 1977 | 103 387 | 3,53% | 1,02 | 0,00055% |
| 1976 | 99 860 | 0,43% | 1,17 | 0,00055% |
| 1975 | 99 434 | 5,46% | 1,33 | 0,00057% |
| 1974 | 94 289 | 7,14% | 1,34 | 0,00054% |
| 1973 | 88 005 | 2,75% | 1,25 | 0,00050% |
| 1972 | 85 648 | −1,36% | 1,17 | 0,00052% |
| 1971 | 86 829 | 0% | 1,14 | 0,00055% |
| 1970 | 86 830 | – | 1,13 | 0,00055% |
See also
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).