CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: CO2 emissions from cement production was 21,941 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 21,941 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from cement production in 2009.
The figure is 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 peaked at 22,461 thousand metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,035 thousand metric tons, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,363 thousand metric tons | 3,035 thousand metric tons | 6,318 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,532 thousand metric tons | 7,023 thousand metric tons | 9,504 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,058 thousand metric tons | 8,974 thousand metric tons | 11,036 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,499 thousand metric tons | 10,367 thousand metric tons | 12,954 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,263 thousand metric tons | 12,300 thousand metric tons | 22,461 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Co2 emissions from cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa was 21,941 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22,461 thousand metric tons in 2008.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,035 thousand metric tons in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for co2 emissions from cement production?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from cement production rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.