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.