Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Germany
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4.36 Mt CO2e against 0.6217 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 3.74 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 7.0 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 109 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 Mt CO2e | 0.7339 Mt CO2e | 0.8118 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.58 Mt CO2e | 0.9015 Mt CO2e | 0.6782 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.4136 Mt CO2e | 0.8912 Mt CO2e | 0.4775 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7908 Mt CO2e | 1.21 Mt CO2e | 0.4164 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.09 Mt CO2e | 2.52 Mt CO2e | 1.42 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6638 Mt CO2e | 4.07 Mt CO2e | 3.41 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.36 Mt CO2e against 0.6217 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3.74 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Germany ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).