Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria vs Tunisia: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- Tunisia
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 160,809 thousand metric tons against 25,156 thousand metric tons in Tunisia, a difference of 135,653 thousand metric tons.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 6.4 times Tunisia's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th and Tunisia ranks 8th of 6 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,474 thousand metric tons | 2,589 thousand metric tons | 30,885 thousand metric tons | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1970s | 66,150 thousand metric tons | 5,734 thousand metric tons | 60,416 thousand metric tons | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1980s | 78,355 thousand metric tons | 11,314 thousand metric tons | 67,041 thousand metric tons | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1990s | 94,759 thousand metric tons | 16,199 thousand metric tons | 78,560 thousand metric tons | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 137,368 thousand metric tons | 22,556 thousand metric tons | 114,812 thousand metric tons | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria or Tunisia?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 160,809 thousand metric tons against 25,156 thousand metric tons in Tunisia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Tunisia?
- 135,653 thousand metric tons, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Tunisia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Tunisia rank globally for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th and Tunisia ranks 8th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.