What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 1,180 Mt CO2e in 2024.

What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 424.84 Mt CO2e in 1970.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 1,180 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

1,180 Mt CO2e

Change on year

up 1.8%

Rank

21st

of 47 groups

All-time high

1,180 Mt CO2e

in 2024

All-time low

424.84 Mt CO2e

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 1,180 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1,180 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 424.84 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	485.21 Mt CO2e	424.84 Mt CO2e	555.45 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	545.19 Mt CO2e	509.38 Mt CO2e	605.8 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	742.4 Mt CO2e	627.32 Mt CO2e	836.82 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	876.41 Mt CO2e	825.54 Mt CO2e	908.7 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	1,024 Mt CO2e	941.37 Mt CO2e	1,116 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	1,140 Mt CO2e	1,115 Mt CO2e	1,180 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

18 Colombia 94.67 Mt CO2e compare
19 South Africa 93.23 Mt CO2e compare
20 Sudan 84.85 Mt CO2e compare
21 Thailand 81.08 Mt CO2e compare
22 Turkey 78.59 Mt CO2e compare
23 Chad 75.12 Mt CO2e compare
24 Myanmar 72.72 Mt CO2e compare

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More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,445 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.91 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 637.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 75.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 306.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1805 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 156.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 54.13 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1,180 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 1,180 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 424.84 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).