Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Western Africa
Western Africa: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure was 8 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
8
Change on year
up 33.3%
Rank
30th
of 35 groups
All-time high
8
in 2023
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Western Africa, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 8 for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 700.0% over five years.
That places Western Africa 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More infrastructure data for Western Africa
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 29.7% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 2.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 75.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 20.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 4,653 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.77 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Western Africa?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Western Africa was 8 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Western Africa rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- Western Africa ranks 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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