Greenhouse gases excluding land use — all countries

Greenhouse gases excluding land use — Sub-Saharan Africa

Greenhouse gases excluding land use in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 1,474.88 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 9,052.8%.

2024 1,474.88 Mt +0.06% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,497.82 Mt2019
Period minimum 16.11 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gases excluding land use — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1850–202405001,0001,500185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 16.11 Mt1853: 16.45 Mt1856: 16.79 Mt1859: 17.12 Mt1862: 17.48 Mt1865: 18.23 Mt1868: 18.63 Mt1871: 19.05 Mt1874: 19.59 Mt1877: 20.18 Mt1880: 20.79 Mt1883: 21.3 Mt1886: 21.91 Mt1889: 22.52 Mt1892: 23.55 Mt1895: 27.32 Mt1898: 30.84 Mt1901: 29.52 Mt1904: 36.17 Mt1907: 41.96 Mt1910: 48.3 Mt1913: 52.95 Mt1916: 58.44 Mt1919: 62.11 Mt1922: 62.37 Mt1925: 73.14 Mt1928: 77.99 Mt1931: 73.7 Mt1934: 79.3 Mt1937: 92.23 Mt1940: 101.13 Mt1943: 114.86 Mt1946: 127.24 Mt1949: 137.66 Mt1952: 171.13 Mt1955: 200.51 Mt1958: 231.84 Mt1961: 263.43 Mt1964: 314.55 Mt1967: 428.36 Mt1970: 460.87 Mt1973: 575.92 Mt1976: 620.59 Mt1979: 700.36 Mt1982: 722.19 Mt1985: 814.27 Mt1988: 857.43 Mt1991: 862.52 Mt1994: 1,008.8 Mt1997: 1,168.32 Mt2000: 1,184.98 Mt2003: 1,205.7 Mt2006: 1,237.03 Mt2009: 1,253.01 Mt2012: 1,363.55 Mt2015: 1,409.98 Mt2018: 1,436.75 Mt2021: 1,470.12 Mt2024: 1,474.88 Mt
Change over the period: +1,458.77 (+9,052.79%) Average annual rate: 2.63 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sub-Saharan Africa 1,474.88 Mt
World computed 43,694.41 Mt
Greenhouse gases excluding land use — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 1,474.88 +0.93 +0.06%
2023 1,473.95 +14.27 +0.98%
2022 1,459.69 −10.43 −0.71%
2021 1,470.12 +38.29 +2.67%
2020 1,431.83 −65.99 −4.41%
2019 1,497.82 +61.07 +4.25%
2018 1,436.75 +27.02 +1.92%
2017 1,409.73 −7.95 −0.56%
2016 1,417.68 +7.7 +0.55%
2015 1,409.98 −19.68 −1.38%
2014 1,429.66 +54.76 +3.98%
2013 1,374.9 +11.35 +0.83%
2012 1,363.55 +2.14 +0.16%
2011 1,361.41 +46.07 +3.5%
2010 1,315.34 +62.33 +4.97%
2009 1,253.01 −27.26 −2.13%
2008 1,280.27 +41.02 +3.31%
2007 1,239.25 +2.21 +0.18%
2006 1,237.03 +2.01 +0.16%
2005 1,235.02 −24.82 −1.97%
2004 1,259.84 +54.15 +4.49%
2003 1,205.7 +98.82 +8.93%
2002 1,106.88 −78.2 −6.6%
2001 1,185.08 +0.1 +0.01%
2000 1,184.98 +45.55 +4%
1999 1,139.43 −11.28 −0.98%
1998 1,150.71 −17.61 −1.51%
1997 1,168.32 −2.33 −0.2%
1996 1,170.64 +90.74 +8.4%
1995 1,079.9 +71.11 +7.05%
1994 1,008.8 +111.75 +12.46%
1993 897.05 +35.24 +4.09%
1992 861.8 −0.72 −0.08%
1991 862.52 +23.92 +2.85%
1990 838.6 −21.14 −2.46%
1989 859.74 +2.31 +0.27%
1988 857.43 +44.57 +5.48%
1987 812.86 −10.39 −1.26%
1986 823.26 +8.99 +1.1%
1985 814.27 +28.98 +3.69%
1984 785.29 +53.4 +7.3%
1983 731.89 +9.7 +1.34%
1982 722.19 +34.2 +4.97%
1981 687.99 −13.49 −1.92%
1980 701.48 +1.12 +0.16%
1979 700.36 +78.55 +12.63%
1978 621.81 −6.18 −0.98%
1977 627.98 +7.39 +1.19%
1976 620.59 +45.56 +7.92%
1975 575.03 −39.68 −6.45%
1974 614.71 +38.79 +6.73%
1973 575.92 +40.95 +7.65%
1972 534.97 +38.96 +7.85%
1971 496.01 +35.14 +7.63%
1970 460.87 +60.52 +15.12%
1969 400.35 +21.98 +5.81%
1968 378.37 −49.99 −11.67%
1967 428.36 +42.28 +10.95%
1966 386.08 +29.31 +8.22%
1965 356.77 +42.22 +13.42%
1964 314.55 +31.87 +11.27%
1963 282.68 +12.42 +4.59%
1962 270.26 +6.84 +2.59%
1961 263.43 +15.98 +6.46%
1960 247.45 +9.89 +4.16%
1959 237.56 +5.72 +2.47%
1958 231.84 +11.04 +5%
1957 220.81 +8.63 +4.07%
1956 212.18 +11.67 +5.82%
1955 200.51 +16.39 +8.9%
1954 184.12 +8.97 +5.12%
1953 175.16 +4.02 +2.35%
1952 171.13 +11.47 +7.19%
1951 159.66 +7.6 +5%
1950 152.06 +14.4 +10.46%
1949 137.66 +6.07 +4.62%
1948 131.59 +3.68 +2.88%
1947 127.9 +0.66 +0.52%
1946 127.24 +2.13 +1.7%
1945 125.11 +2.13 +1.73%
1944 122.98 +8.12 +7.07%
1943 114.86 +2.6 +2.32%
1942 112.26 +6.53 +6.18%
1941 105.73 +4.6 +4.55%
1940 101.13 +2.9 +2.95%
1939 98.23 +2.76 +2.89%
1938 95.48 +3.25 +3.52%
1937 92.23 +4.04 +4.58%
1936 88.19 +4.38 +5.22%
1935 83.82 +4.52 +5.7%
1934 79.3 +5.2 +7.01%
1933 74.1 +2.83 +3.97%
1932 71.27 −2.42 −3.29%
1931 73.7 −4.08 −5.24%
1930 77.77 −1.83 −2.3%
1929 79.61 +1.62 +2.08%
1928 77.99 +1.25 +1.62%
1927 76.74 +0.44 +0.58%
1926 76.3 +3.16 +4.32%
1925 73.14 +2.22 +3.14%
1924 70.91 +2.31 +3.37%
1923 68.6 +6.23 +9.99%
1922 62.37 −3.62 −5.49%
1921 65.99 +0.34 +0.52%
1920 65.65 +3.54 +5.7%
1919 62.11 +1.51 +2.5%
1918 60.6 −0.44 −0.73%
1917 61.04 +2.6 +4.44%
1916 58.44 +4.42 +8.19%
1915 54.02 +0.8 +1.5%
1914 53.22 +0.27 +0.52%
1913 52.95 +2.63 +5.22%
1912 50.32 +1.87 +3.86%
1911 48.45 +0.14 +0.3%
1910 48.3 +2.67 +5.86%
1909 45.63 +2.65 +6.17%
1908 42.98 +1.02 +2.42%
1907 41.96 +1.81 +4.5%
1906 40.15 +2.13 +5.61%
1905 38.02 +1.85 +5.1%
1904 36.17 +1.5 +4.32%
1903 34.68 +2.62 +8.19%
1902 32.05 +2.53 +8.58%
1901 29.52 +2.21 +8.09%
1900 27.31 −3.15 −10.33%
1899 30.46 −0.38 −1.24%
1898 30.84 +1.57 +5.37%
1897 29.27 +0.77 +2.68%
1896 28.5 +1.19 +4.35%
1895 27.32 +1.21 +4.62%
1894 26.11 +0.91 +3.62%
1893 25.2 +1.65 +7%
1892 23.55 +0.41 +1.79%
1891 23.14 +0.21 +0.91%
1890 22.93 +0.41 +1.8%
1889 22.52 +0.23 +1.05%
1888 22.29 +0.21 +0.95%
1887 22.08 +0.17 +0.79%
1886 21.91 +0.2 +0.94%
1885 21.7 +0.2 +0.93%
1884 21.5 +0.2 +0.95%
1883 21.3 +0.17 +0.8%
1882 21.13 +0.18 +0.84%
1881 20.95 +0.17 +0.79%
1880 20.79 +0.2 +0.95%
1879 20.59 +0.21 +1.02%
1878 20.39 +0.21 +1.02%
1877 20.18 +0.2 +1%
1876 19.98 +0.2 +1.03%
1875 19.78 +0.19 +0.98%
1874 19.59 +0.19 +0.98%
1873 19.4 +0.18 +0.94%
1872 19.22 +0.17 +0.87%
1871 19.05 +0.17 +0.9%
1870 18.88 +0.12 +0.65%
1869 18.76 +0.13 +0.71%
1868 18.63 +0.14 +0.77%
1867 18.48 +0.13 +0.69%
1866 18.36 +0.13 +0.69%
1865 18.23 +0.13 +0.71%
1864 18.1 +0.13 +0.71%
1863 17.98 +0.49 +2.82%
1862 17.48 +0.12 +0.71%
1861 17.36 +0.13 +0.74%
1860 17.23 +0.11 +0.64%
1859 17.12 +0.12 +0.69%
1858 17.01 +0.11 +0.65%
1857 16.9 +0.11 +0.67%
1856 16.79 +0.11 +0.68%
1855 16.67 +0.11 +0.68%
1854 16.56 +0.11 +0.66%
1853 16.45 +0.11 +0.7%
1852 16.34 +0.11 +0.67%
1851 16.23 +0.11 +0.71%
1850 16.11

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding land use, land-use change and forestry. The split is essential for comparing countries: in Brazil and Indonesia the contribution of deforestation is comparable to the whole of the rest of the economy, while for most developed countries land use comes out negative — forests are growing and absorb more than they release. The same list of countries therefore looks different under the two versions of the indicator.

Important: The difference from total greenhouse gases is exactly the contribution of land use — and it can be negative if a country's forests absorb more than they lose.

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