Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 36 Bangladesh 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 37 Malaysia 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cyprus 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 41 Jamaica 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 42 Austria 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.