Contact Contacts
Carbon intensity of the economy — all countries

Carbon intensity of the economy — Sub-Saharan Africa

Carbon intensity of the economy in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022 — 0.202 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 61%.

2022 0.202 kg/$ −4.43% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.584 kg/$1994
Period minimum 0.202 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–202200.20.40.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.518 kg/$1991: 0.521 kg/$1992: 0.494 kg/$1993: 0.509 kg/$1994: 0.584 kg/$1995: 0.584 kg/$1996: 0.573 kg/$1997: 0.557 kg/$1998: 0.518 kg/$1999: 0.495 kg/$2000: 0.48 kg/$2001: 0.448 kg/$2002: 0.391 kg/$2003: 0.405 kg/$2004: 0.395 kg/$2005: 0.354 kg/$2006: 0.337 kg/$2007: 0.314 kg/$2008: 0.306 kg/$2009: 0.279 kg/$2010: 0.274 kg/$2011: 0.266 kg/$2012: 0.247 kg/$2013: 0.24 kg/$2014: 0.24 kg/$2015: 0.226 kg/$2016: 0.227 kg/$2017: 0.219 kg/$2018: 0.21 kg/$2019: 0.214 kg/$2020: 0.207 kg/$2021: 0.211 kg/$2022: 0.202 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.316 (−60.99%) Average annual rate: -2.9 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 0.202 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.202 −0.009 −4.43%
2021 0.211 +0.004 +1.9%
2020 0.207 −0.007 −3.1%
2019 0.214 +0.004 +1.92%
2018 0.21 −0.009 −4.28%
2017 0.219 −0.007 −3.21%
2016 0.227 +0.001 +0.29%
2015 0.226 −0.014 −5.87%
2014 0.24 −0 −0.05%
2013 0.24 −0.006 −2.6%
2012 0.247 −0.02 −7.39%
2011 0.266 −0.008 −2.76%
2010 0.274 −0.005 −1.95%
2009 0.279 −0.027 −8.78%
2008 0.306 −0.008 −2.65%
2007 0.314 −0.022 −6.65%
2006 0.337 −0.017 −4.76%
2005 0.354 −0.042 −10.56%
2004 0.395 −0.01 −2.41%
2003 0.405 +0.014 +3.59%
2002 0.391 −0.057 −12.68%
2001 0.448 −0.032 −6.69%
2000 0.48 −0.015 −2.97%
1999 0.495 −0.023 −4.45%
1998 0.518 −0.039 −7.04%
1997 0.557 −0.016 −2.78%
1996 0.573 −0.011 −1.85%
1995 0.584 −0 −0.08%
1994 0.584 +0.075 +14.72%
1993 0.509 +0.015 +3.03%
1992 0.494 −0.027 −5.15%
1991 0.521 +0.003 +0.65%
1990 0.518 — —

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa

Emissions CO2 emissions

Annual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Emissions CO2 emissions from coal

How much carbon dioxide comes from burning coal — the dirtiest of the fuels.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Economy GDP at purchasing power parity

The size of the economy in international dollars — adjusted for price differences between countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Emissions CO2 emissions per capita

How many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year
All indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa