Western Sahara CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
301,175
tons
Year-over-Year
+5.00%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
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 | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 286,832 | 7.84% | 0.45 | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 265,976 | 10.42% | 0.42 | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 240,866 | 22.02% | 0.39 | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 197,393 | −15.28% | 0.33 | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 233,009 | 3.23% | 0.4 | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 225,725 | 5.1% | 0.4 | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 214,772 | −10.53% | 0.39 | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 240,047 | 0.83% | 0.45 | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 238,078 | 1.99% | 0.45 | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 233,442 | −1.95% | 0.45 | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 238,093 | −0.58% | 0.47 | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 239,484 | 0.24% | 0.48 | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 238,902 | −5.56% | 0.49 | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 252,954 | −1.03% | 0.53 | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 255,592 | −0.74% | 0.54 | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 257,508 | 0.56% | 0.55 | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 256,062 | −1.52% | 0.55 | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 260,020 | 0.18% | 0.57 | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 259,562 | −1.4% | 0.59 | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 263,240 | −0.34% | 0.63 | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 264,145 | 2.29% | 0.68 | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 258,234 | −0.24% | 0.71 | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 258,849 | 1.38% | 0.77 | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 255,332 | 29.07% | 0.81 | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 197,818 | 3.95% | 0.67 | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 190,310 | 1.38% | 0.67 | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 187,717 | 4.85% | 0.69 | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 179,041 | 1.93% | 0.68 | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 175,653 | 16.33% | 0.69 | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 150,998 | 0.81% | 0.61 | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 149,783 | −6.59% | 0.63 | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 160,347 | −11.44% | 0.69 | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 181,063 | 20.95% | 0.81 | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 149,701 | −0.83% | 0.69 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 150,953 | −7.5% | 0.72 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 163,186 | −6.68% | 0.8 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 174,861 | 30.9% | 0.89 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 133,588 | 3.37% | 0.71 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 129,227 | 11.98% | 0.71 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 115,403 | −2.62% | 0.65 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 118,509 | 2.52% | 0.69 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 115,599 | 2.81% | 0.69 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 112,439 | −8.18% | 0.7 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 122,451 | 9.91% | 0.81 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 111,410 | 10.76% | 0.82 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 100,587 | −2.71% | 0.84 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 103,387 | 3.53% | 1.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 99,860 | 0.43% | 1.17 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 99,434 | 5.46% | 1.33 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 94,289 | 7.14% | 1.34 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 88,005 | 2.75% | 1.25 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 85,648 | −1.36% | 1.17 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 86,829 | 0% | 1.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 86,830 | – | 1.13 | < 0.01% |
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).