CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 737,729 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total 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
The most recent figure for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 737,729 thousand metric tons, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 737,729 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 128,004 thousand metric tons, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | thousand metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 128,004 thousand metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 133,858 thousand metric tons | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 138,615 thousand metric tons | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 145,331 thousand metric tons | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 159,526 thousand metric tons | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 177,131 thousand metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 180,716 thousand metric tons | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 187,777 thousand metric tons | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 191,862 thousand metric tons | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 208,254 thousand metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 229,664 thousand metric tons | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 264,241 thousand metric tons | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 278,571 thousand metric tons | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 296,094 thousand metric tons | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 314,232 thousand metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 304,883 thousand metric tons | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 320,837 thousand metric tons | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 323,016 thousand metric tons | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 328,015 thousand metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 370,373 thousand metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 381,261 thousand metric tons | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 405,867 thousand metric tons | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 427,567 thousand metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 434,260 thousand metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 467,079 thousand metric tons | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 478,569 thousand metric tons | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 489,639 thousand metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 482,230 thousand metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 513,128 thousand metric tons | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 482,689 thousand metric tons | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 473,934 thousand metric tons | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 482,901 thousand metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 483,409 thousand metric tons | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 500,519 thousand metric tons | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 505,351 thousand metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 498,346 thousand metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 513,757 thousand metric tons | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 525,668 thousand metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 522,269 thousand metric tons | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 530,172 thousand metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 564,130 thousand metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 565,326 thousand metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 570,845 thousand metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 612,590 thousand metric tons | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 666,246 thousand metric tons | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 643,281 thousand metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 672,071 thousand metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 704,711 thousand metric tons | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 721,984 thousand metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 737,729 thousand metric tons | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165,107 thousand metric tons | 128,004 thousand metric tons | 208,254 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 302,993 thousand metric tons | 229,664 thousand metric tons | 370,373 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 456,229 thousand metric tons | 381,261 thousand metric tons | 513,128 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 503,633 thousand metric tons | 473,934 thousand metric tons | 530,172 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 645,891 thousand metric tons | 564,130 thousand metric tons | 737,729 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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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 fossil-fuels, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 737,729 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 737,729 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,004 thousand metric tons in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). 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.