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

The highest recorded value was 0.7871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1976.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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 21st 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 15.3%. 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.7%

Rank

21st

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.7871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1976

All-time low

0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 21st 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 55 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.6932 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.6766 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1972	0.7076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1973	0.7757 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1974	0.784 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1975	0.7667 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1976	0.7871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1977	0.7381 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1978	0.7023 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1979	0.7463 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1980	0.7211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1981	0.7202 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1982	0.7234 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1983	0.751 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1984	0.7692 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1985	0.775 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1986	0.7577 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1987	0.7651 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1988	0.7539 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1989	0.7407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1990	0.7346 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1991	0.7276 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1992	0.7345 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1993	0.7397 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1994	0.7393 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1995	0.7597 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1996	0.7701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1997	0.7615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1998	0.7464 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1999	0.7163 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2000	0.7119 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2001	0.7077 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2002	0.6695 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2003	0.6817 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2004	0.6745 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2005	0.6515 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2006	0.616 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2007	0.596 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2008	0.5986 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2009	0.5537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2010	0.5465 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2011	0.5262 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2012	0.5218 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2013	0.5227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2014	0.5193 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2015	0.4977 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2016	0.4995 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2017	0.4903 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2018	0.4888 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2019	0.4871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2020	0.4791 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2021	0.4824 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2022	0.4586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2023	0.4429 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2024	0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.7378 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6766 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.7477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7202 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.775 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.743 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7163 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.6461 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7119 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5465 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.4605 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4824 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

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

18 Kuwait 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
20 Bahrain 0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
21 India 0.9184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
22 Uzbekistan 0.9123 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
23 Republic of Moldova 0.8862 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
24 Belarus 0.8712 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 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 Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 112.75 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)
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 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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 0.7871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1976.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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 21st 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 15.3%. 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.