What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.2585 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1996.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.9%

Rank

33rd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.2585 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 1996

All-time low

0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1990–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon intensity of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2585 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Change
1990	0.2467 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	—
1991	0.2437 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.2%
1992	0.2456 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.8%
1993	0.2476 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.8%
1994	0.248 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.2%
1995	0.2551 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+2.9%
1996	0.2585 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+1.3%
1997	0.2556 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.1%
1998	0.2503 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-2.1%
1999	0.2403 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-4.0%
2000	0.2389 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.6%
2001	0.2371 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.7%
2002	0.2236 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-5.7%
2003	0.2274 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+1.7%
2004	0.2247 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.2%
2005	0.2169 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.4%
2006	0.205 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-5.5%
2007	0.1983 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.3%
2008	0.1989 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.3%
2009	0.1832 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-7.9%
2010	0.1804 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.5%
2011	0.1734 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.9%
2012	0.1717 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.0%
2013	0.1718 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.0%
2014	0.1703 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.9%
2015	0.1631 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-4.2%
2016	0.1638 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.4%
2017	0.1607 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.9%
2018	0.1601 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.3%
2019	0.1594 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.5%
2020	0.1566 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.7%
2021	0.158 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.8%
2022	0.1501 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-5.0%
2023	0.1448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.5%
2024	0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.2491 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2403 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2585 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1832 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2389 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1675 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1594 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1804 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1506 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.158 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

30 Sudan 0.2329 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
31 India 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
32 Tonga 0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
33 Vanuatu 0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
34 Congo 0.217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
35 Suriname 0.2117 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
36 Samoa 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 237.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 100.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 76.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Aquaculture production 904,561 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 895.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7007 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 310.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 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 intensity of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2585 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1996.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.