CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — Sub-Saharan Africa

CO2 emissions from oil in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 322.67 Mt. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 2,964.6%.

2024 322.67 Mt +0.82% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 329.45 Mt2021
Period minimum 10.53 Mt1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1950–2024010020030040019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 10.53 Mt1952: 13.49 Mt1954: 16.15 Mt1956: 20.25 Mt1958: 22.64 Mt1960: 25.16 Mt1962: 29.11 Mt1964: 36.67 Mt1966: 44.47 Mt1968: 49.39 Mt1970: 63.53 Mt1972: 77.82 Mt1974: 86.6 Mt1976: 90.27 Mt1978: 95.18 Mt1980: 106.88 Mt1982: 127.97 Mt1984: 135.83 Mt1986: 132.76 Mt1988: 135.53 Mt1990: 123.36 Mt1992: 123.02 Mt1994: 113.37 Mt1996: 124.72 Mt1998: 138.46 Mt2000: 135.38 Mt2002: 135.87 Mt2004: 170.63 Mt2006: 179 Mt2008: 201.37 Mt2010: 224.18 Mt2012: 243.47 Mt2014: 270.44 Mt2016: 284.95 Mt2018: 275.81 Mt2020: 285.47 Mt2022: 322.63 Mt2024: 322.67 Mt
Change over the period: +312.14 (+2,964.57%) Average annual rate: 4.73 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sub-Saharan Africa 322.67 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 322.67 +2.61 +0.82%
2023 320.06 −2.57 −0.8%
2022 322.63 −6.82 −2.07%
2021 329.45 +43.98 +15.41%
2020 285.47 −14.76 −4.92%
2019 300.23 +24.42 +8.85%
2018 275.81 −5.4 −1.92%
2017 281.21 −3.74 −1.31%
2016 284.95 +21.86 +8.31%
2015 263.09 −7.35 −2.72%
2014 270.44 +12.32 +4.77%
2013 258.12 +14.65 +6.02%
2012 243.47 −12.81 −5%
2011 256.28 +32.1 +14.32%
2010 224.18 +14.89 +7.11%
2009 209.29 +7.92 +3.93%
2008 201.37 +12.63 +6.69%
2007 188.74 +9.74 +5.44%
2006 179 +25.73 +16.78%
2005 153.28 −17.35 −10.17%
2004 170.63 +16.24 +10.52%
2003 154.39 +18.52 +13.63%
2002 135.87 −1.87 −1.36%
2001 137.74 +2.36 +1.74%
2000 135.38 +7.82 +6.13%
1999 127.56 −10.9 −7.87%
1998 138.46 −4.22 −2.96%
1997 142.67 +17.96 +14.4%
1996 124.72 +6.15 +5.19%
1995 118.57 +5.2 +4.59%
1994 113.37 +0.55 +0.48%
1993 112.82 −10.2 −8.29%
1992 123.02 −3 −2.38%
1991 126.02 +2.66 +2.15%
1990 123.36 −24.95 −16.82%
1989 148.31 +12.78 +9.43%
1988 135.53 +12.84 +10.47%
1987 122.69 −10.08 −7.59%
1986 132.76 −3.34 −2.45%
1985 136.1 +0.27 +0.2%
1984 135.83 +4.52 +3.44%
1983 131.31 +3.34 +2.61%
1982 127.97 +13.96 +12.25%
1981 114.01 +7.13 +6.67%
1980 106.88 +6.85 +6.85%
1979 100.03 +4.85 +5.1%
1978 95.18 +5.03 +5.58%
1977 90.15 −0.13 −0.14%
1976 90.27 −0.75 −0.83%
1975 91.03 +4.43 +5.11%
1974 86.6 +2.67 +3.18%
1973 83.93 +6.11 +7.85%
1972 77.82 +1.27 +1.66%
1971 76.55 +13.02 +20.5%
1970 63.53 +6.63 +11.65%
1969 56.9 +7.51 +15.2%
1968 49.39 +0.35 +0.72%
1967 49.04 +4.57 +10.29%
1966 44.47 +4.11 +10.18%
1965 40.36 +3.69 +10.05%
1964 36.67 +5.69 +18.38%
1963 30.98 +1.87 +6.41%
1962 29.11 +1.62 +5.89%
1961 27.49 +2.33 +9.26%
1960 25.16 +2.44 +10.75%
1959 22.72 +0.08 +0.34%
1958 22.64 +1.32 +6.18%
1957 21.33 +1.07 +5.3%
1956 20.25 +2.14 +11.8%
1955 18.11 +1.96 +12.16%
1954 16.15 +1.88 +13.16%
1953 14.27 +0.78 +5.77%
1952 13.49 +1.31 +10.74%
1951 12.18 +1.65 +15.71%
1950 10.53

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil and petroleum products. Most of it comes from transport, and that makes this the most inert of the three fuel series: a power plant can be replaced within years, while a vehicle fleet turns over in a decade and a half. This is exactly why the shift to electric cars shows up in emissions with a long lag behind the share of electric cars in sales.

Important: Includes petrochemical feedstock burned as fuel, but not plastic: carbon that stays in products does not enter emissions until the products themselves are burned.

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