CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: CO2 emissions from cement production was 15,021 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
15,021 thousand metric tons
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
6th
of 6 groups
All-time high
15,021 thousand metric tons
in 2009
All-time low
3,363 thousand metric tons
in 1968
Years of data
42
1968–2009

CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1968–2009

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1968198820091968: 3.4k thousand metric tons1969: 3.9k thousand metric tons1970: 4.3k thousand metric tons1971: 5.0k thousand metric tons1972: 5.3k thousand metric tons1973: 5.7k thousand metric tons1974: 5.9k thousand metric tons1975: 5.6k thousand metric tons1976: 5.0k thousand metric tons1977: 5.0k thousand metric tons1978: 4.6k thousand metric tons1979: 4.2k thousand metric tons1980: 4.4k thousand metric tons1981: 4.6k thousand metric tons1982: 4.6k thousand metric tons1983: 4.3k thousand metric tons1984: 4.3k thousand metric tons1985: 4.2k thousand metric tons1986: 4.4k thousand metric tons1987: 4.5k thousand metric tons1988: 5.0k thousand metric tons1989: 5.1k thousand metric tons1990: 5.0k thousand metric tons1991: 4.9k thousand metric tons1992: 5.2k thousand metric tons1993: 5.4k thousand metric tons1994: 5.9k thousand metric tons1995: 6.3k thousand metric tons1996: 7.0k thousand metric tons1997: 7.0k thousand metric tons1998: 6.9k thousand metric tons1999: 7.0k thousand metric tons2000: 7.4k thousand metric tons2001: 8.0k thousand metric tons2002: 8.4k thousand metric tons2003: 9.2k thousand metric tons2004: 10.2k thousand metric tons2005: 11.3k thousand metric tons2006: 12.8k thousand metric tons2007: 13.5k thousand metric tons2008: 14.1k thousand metric tons2009: 15.0k thousand metric tons

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria is 15,021 thousand metric tons, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 15,021 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,363 thousand metric tons, in 1968.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons) in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1968 to 2009.
Year thousand metric tons Change
1968 3,363 thousand metric tons
1969 3,897 thousand metric tons +15.9%
1970 4,299 thousand metric tons +10.3%
1971 5,009 thousand metric tons +16.5%
1972 5,288 thousand metric tons +5.6%
1973 5,691 thousand metric tons +7.6%
1974 5,885 thousand metric tons +3.4%
1975 5,607 thousand metric tons -4.7%
1976 5,044 thousand metric tons -10.0%
1977 5,030 thousand metric tons -0.3%
1978 4,572 thousand metric tons -9.1%
1979 4,186 thousand metric tons -8.5%
1980 4,415 thousand metric tons +5.5%
1981 4,581 thousand metric tons +3.8%
1982 4,591 thousand metric tons +0.2%
1983 4,254 thousand metric tons -7.3%
1984 4,345 thousand metric tons +2.1%
1985 4,204 thousand metric tons -3.2%
1986 4,428 thousand metric tons +5.3%
1987 4,508 thousand metric tons +1.8%
1988 4,971 thousand metric tons +10.3%
1989 5,093 thousand metric tons +2.4%
1990 4,952 thousand metric tons -2.8%
1991 4,889 thousand metric tons -1.3%
1992 5,250 thousand metric tons +7.4%
1993 5,449 thousand metric tons +3.8%
1994 5,942 thousand metric tons +9.0%
1995 6,334 thousand metric tons +6.6%
1996 7,027 thousand metric tons +10.9%
1997 6,995 thousand metric tons -0.5%
1998 6,864 thousand metric tons -1.9%
1999 7,001 thousand metric tons +2.0%
2000 7,428 thousand metric tons +6.1%
2001 8,028 thousand metric tons +8.1%
2002 8,436 thousand metric tons +5.1%
2003 9,151 thousand metric tons +8.5%
2004 10,164 thousand metric tons +11.1%
2005 11,324 thousand metric tons +11.4%
2006 12,828 thousand metric tons +13.3%
2007 13,517 thousand metric tons +5.4%
2008 14,067 thousand metric tons +4.1%
2009 15,021 thousand metric tons +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,630 thousand metric tons 3,363 thousand metric tons 3,897 thousand metric tons 2
1970s 5,061 thousand metric tons 4,186 thousand metric tons 5,885 thousand metric tons 10
1980s 4,539 thousand metric tons 4,204 thousand metric tons 5,093 thousand metric tons 10
1990s 6,070 thousand metric tons 4,889 thousand metric tons 7,027 thousand metric tons 10
2000s 10,996 thousand metric tons 7,428 thousand metric tons 15,021 thousand metric tons 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

  1. 3 Morocco 5,985 thousand metric tons compare
  2. 4 South Africa 5,735 thousand metric tons compare
  3. 5 Tunisia 3,990 thousand metric tons compare
  4. 6 Libya 2,992 thousand metric tons compare
  5. 7 Nigeria 2,244 thousand metric tons compare
  6. 8 Kenya 1,657 thousand metric tons compare
  7. 9 Senegal 1,496 thousand metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 15,021 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 South Africa and Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 15,021 thousand metric tons in 2009.
What is the lowest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 3,363 thousand metric tons in 1968.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for co2 emissions from cement production?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
Is co2 emissions from cement production rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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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Indicator
CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,733 data points, 1960–2009
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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.