Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Western Africa
Western Africa: Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing was 4.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Western Africa, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Western Africa is 4.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Western Africa peaked at 8.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2013.
That places Western Africa 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 Suriname 15.6% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.4% compare
- 9 Greenland 14.4% compare
- 10 Guyana 13.4% compare
- 11 Russian Federation 13.3% compare
- 12 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 13.1% compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 13.1% compare
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 264.83 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Western Africa?
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Western Africa was 4.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2013.
- How does Western Africa rank for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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