CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): CO2 emissions from cement production was 21,919 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
In 2009, co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 21,919 thousand metric tons.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 22,438 thousand metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,032 thousand metric tons, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | thousand metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,064 thousand metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 3,032 thousand metric tons | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 3,230 thousand metric tons | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 3,492 thousand metric tons | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 4,090 thousand metric tons | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 4,794 thousand metric tons | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 4,938 thousand metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 5,128 thousand metric tons | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 5,505 thousand metric tons | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 6,311 thousand metric tons | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 7,015 thousand metric tons | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 7,624 thousand metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 8,284 thousand metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 9,090 thousand metric tons | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 9,494 thousand metric tons | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 9,334 thousand metric tons | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 8,816 thousand metric tons | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 8,605 thousand metric tons | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 8,524 thousand metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 8,447 thousand metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 8,965 thousand metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 9,904 thousand metric tons | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 10,493 thousand metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 10,148 thousand metric tons | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 10,038 thousand metric tons | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 9,461 thousand metric tons | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 9,764 thousand metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 9,810 thousand metric tons | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 11,025 thousand metric tons | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 10,871 thousand metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 10,626 thousand metric tons | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 10,356 thousand metric tons | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 10,439 thousand metric tons | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 10,622 thousand metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 11,030 thousand metric tons | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 12,008 thousand metric tons | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 12,542 thousand metric tons | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 12,941 thousand metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 12,337 thousand metric tons | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 11,971 thousand metric tons | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 12,287 thousand metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12,784 thousand metric tons | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13,243 thousand metric tons | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 14,223 thousand metric tons | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 15,840 thousand metric tons | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 17,721 thousand metric tons | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 20,025 thousand metric tons | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 21,977 thousand metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 22,438 thousand metric tons | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 21,919 thousand metric tons | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,358 thousand metric tons | 3,032 thousand metric tons | 6,311 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,523 thousand metric tons | 7,015 thousand metric tons | 9,494 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,048 thousand metric tons | 8,965 thousand metric tons | 11,025 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,487 thousand metric tons | 10,356 thousand metric tons | 12,941 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,246 thousand metric tons | 12,287 thousand metric tons | 22,438 thousand metric tons | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Egypt 23,190 thousand metric tons compare
- 2 Algeria 8,977 thousand metric tons compare
- 3 Morocco 5,985 thousand metric tons compare
- 4 South Africa 5,735 thousand metric tons compare
- 5 Tunisia 3,990 thousand metric tons compare
- 6 Libya 2,992 thousand metric tons compare
- 7 Nigeria 2,244 thousand metric tons compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 21,919 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22,438 thousand metric tons in 2008.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,032 thousand metric tons in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for co2 emissions from cement production?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from cement production rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.