Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 88.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1991.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +153.2% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +112.9% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +46.9% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +47.9% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 2.1% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 31.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 50.1% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 77.7% | 88.1% | 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 (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 88.1% 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1991.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.