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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


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).