Western Africa

Western Africa is a region.

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Key facts

  • continent: Africa
  • number of countries: 16
  • land area: 6,063,660 km²
  • population: 429,079,551
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Environment

Metrics

agricultural land 2,862,430.00 km²
alternative and nuclear energy 1.42 % of total energy use
carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) 187,329.00 kt
electricity production from coal sources 5.95 % of total
electricity production from natural gas sources 28.98 % of total
electricity production from hydroelectric sources 23.78 % of total
electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
electricity production from oil sources 37.94 % of total
electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 1.63 % of total
net energy imports 2.76 % of energy use
fertility rate 4.49 births per woman
forest area 838,429 km²
fossil fuel energy consumption 23.04 % of total
other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 56,362.20 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
median age 14.26 years
methane emissions 287,119.00 kt of CO2 equivalent
nitrous oxide emissions 113,183.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
female population 213,258,562
male population 215,820,988
renewable energy consumption 60.85 % of total final energy consumption
rural land area 6,010,460.00 km²
rural population 219,161,699
urban land area 46,342.10 km²
urban population 209,917,852
urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 3.41 % of total population

Countries in Western Africa

Countries historical rural population in Western Africa

Countries historical urban land area in Western Africa

Countries historical urban population in Western Africa

Countries historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Western Africa

Countries historical agricultural land in Western Africa

Countries historical alternative and nuclear energy in Western Africa

Countries historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Western Africa

Countries historical access to electricity in Western Africa

Countries historical electricity production from coal sources in Western Africa

Countries historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Western Africa

Countries historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Western Africa

Countries historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Western Africa

Countries historical electricity production from oil sources in Western Africa

Countries historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Western Africa

Countries historical net energy imports in Western Africa

Countries historical fertility rate in Western Africa

Countries historical forest area in Western Africa

Countries historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Western Africa

Countries historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Western Africa

Countries historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Western Africa

Countries historical individuals using the Internet in Western Africa

Countries historical land area in Western Africa

Countries historical median age in Western Africa

Countries historical methane emissions in Western Africa

Countries historical net migration in Western Africa

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions in Western Africa

Countries historical population in Western Africa

Countries historical female population in Western Africa

Countries historical male population in Western Africa

Countries historical renewable energy consumption in Western Africa

Countries historical rural land area in Western Africa

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Countries in Western Africa

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Health

Metrics

birth rate 33.35 per 1,000 people
death rate 8.58 per 1,000 people
health expenditure per capita 61.80 current US$
health expenditure 5.30 % of GDP
incidence of HIV 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected population
hospital beds 0.64 per 1,000 people
life expectancy at birth 62 years
suicide mortality rate 6.53 per 100,000 population

Politics

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armed forces personnel 423,000
democracy score 75.27
military expenditure 1.63 % of GDP
proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 19.28 %

Business

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central government debt 82.37 % of GDP
expense 16.77 % of GDP
GDP 767,745,000,000.00 current US$
inflation 202.16 annual %
self-employed 76.50 % of total employment
tax revenue 13.66 % of GDP
unemployment 4.24 % of total labor force
vulnerable employment 73.95 % of total employment

Source

This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

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