Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was 32.78 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 32.78 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023.
The figure is down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 584.67 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.06 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.06 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 41.51 Mt CO2e | +922.4% |
| 2002 | 68.77 Mt CO2e | +65.7% |
| 2003 | 84.16 Mt CO2e | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 122.04 Mt CO2e | +45.0% |
| 2005 | 178.18 Mt CO2e | +46.0% |
| 2006 | 203.8 Mt CO2e | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 234.81 Mt CO2e | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 255.69 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 303.24 Mt CO2e | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 298.97 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 435.41 Mt CO2e | +45.6% |
| 2012 | 492.6 Mt CO2e | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 462.9 Mt CO2e | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 584.67 Mt CO2e | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 92.16 Mt CO2e | -84.2% |
| 2016 | 87.29 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 128.49 Mt CO2e | +47.2% |
| 2018 | 132.09 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 118.09 Mt CO2e | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 34.32 Mt CO2e | -70.9% |
| 2021 | 39.93 Mt CO2e | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 32.78 Mt CO2e | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 32.78 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 149.63 Mt CO2e | 4.06 Mt CO2e | 303.24 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 283.27 Mt CO2e | 87.29 Mt CO2e | 584.67 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.95 Mt CO2e | 32.78 Mt CO2e | 39.93 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 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)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 896.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7014 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 310.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 238.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 32.78 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 584.67 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.06 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. 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 Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.