Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 86.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 1991.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5% | — |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -99.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4% | +7023.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -271.9% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +1001.7% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +102.6% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 85.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | -0.5% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 18.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 54.3% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 76.7% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 23 Qatar 696.5% compare
- 24 Ghana 672.0% compare
- 25 Mauritania 608.8% compare
- 26 Myanmar 607.5% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 549.5% compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 532.9% compare
- 29 Senegal 500.5% compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 310.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7014 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 896.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 100.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 76.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 238.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 86.2% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 1991.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.