Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 2,409 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 2,409 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2,712 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,615 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,615 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 1,687 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1,678 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,781 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1,873 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1,966 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1,976 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,043 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,134 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2,154 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,224 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2,389 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 2,507 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2,530 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,712 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 2,235 Mt CO2e | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 2,260 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,333 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2,386 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2,439 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,321 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 2,370 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,380 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,409 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,891 Mt CO2e | 1,615 Mt CO2e | 2,154 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,401 Mt CO2e | 2,224 Mt CO2e | 2,712 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,370 Mt CO2e | 2,321 Mt CO2e | 2,409 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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 total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2,409 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,712 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,615 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).