Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Puerto Rico
5.47 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.91 % change on previous year
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-40-20020197119972024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 5.47 % change on previous year against 2.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.56 % change on previous year.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 4.16 % change on previous year 4.68 % change on previous year 0.5185 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s -4.23 % change on previous year 1.64 % change on previous year 5.87 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.9769 % change on previous year 1.62 % change on previous year 0.6455 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s -4.29 % change on previous year 2.52 % change on previous year 6.8 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s -0.6749 % change on previous year 2.37 % change on previous year 3.04 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 4.16 % change on previous year 0.0948 % change on previous year 4.07 % change on previous year Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Puerto Rico, at 5.47 % change on previous year against 2.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.56 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Puerto Rico ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 13,350 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.