Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.2902 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 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 Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.2902 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3123 Mt CO2e in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0423 Mt CO2e, in 1983.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3123 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.2792 Mt CO2e | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2841 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2989 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.283 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2166 Mt CO2e | -23.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2078 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1805 Mt CO2e | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.163 Mt CO2e | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2006 Mt CO2e | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1667 Mt CO2e | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1589 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0881 Mt CO2e | -44.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0423 Mt CO2e | -52.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0784 Mt CO2e | +85.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0812 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.072 Mt CO2e | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0734 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0783 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.078 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0766 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0707 Mt CO2e | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0639 Mt CO2e | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.067 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0849 Mt CO2e | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0932 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0917 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.103 Mt CO2e | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1181 Mt CO2e | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.124 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1418 Mt CO2e | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1634 Mt CO2e | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1767 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1926 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2003 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1948 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2061 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2242 Mt CO2e | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2036 Mt CO2e | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1606 Mt CO2e | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2135 Mt CO2e | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2392 Mt CO2e | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2342 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2391 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2621 Mt CO2e | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2495 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2353 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2407 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2434 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2332 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.18 Mt CO2e | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2365 Mt CO2e | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2355 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2565 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2902 Mt CO2e | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2426 Mt CO2e | 0.163 Mt CO2e | 0.3123 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0917 Mt CO2e | 0.0423 Mt CO2e | 0.1667 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | 0.0639 Mt CO2e | 0.124 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1864 Mt CO2e | 0.1418 Mt CO2e | 0.2242 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.239 Mt CO2e | 0.2135 Mt CO2e | 0.2621 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2397 Mt CO2e | 0.18 Mt CO2e | 0.2902 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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)
- Capture fisheries production 8.67 million 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 methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2902 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3123 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0423 Mt CO2e in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).