Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 37 Switzerland 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cyprus 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 40 Denmark 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 41 Malaysia 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 43 Iraq 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0.5632 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.9453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.