Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
310.37 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
44.67 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
33rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 310.37 Mt CO2e against 44.67 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 265.7 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.9 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 90.77 Mt CO2e 232.41 Mt CO2e 141.64 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 135.51 Mt CO2e 214.89 Mt CO2e 79.37 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 187.43 Mt CO2e 190.75 Mt CO2e 3.32 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 241.01 Mt CO2e 197.79 Mt CO2e 43.22 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 302.14 Mt CO2e 129.82 Mt CO2e 172.32 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 308.3 Mt CO2e 59.44 Mt CO2e 248.86 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 310.37 Mt CO2e against 44.67 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
265.7 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).