Africa vs OECD: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Africa
2.37 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
OECD
10.74 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Africa rank
28th
OECD rank
30th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 10.74 t CO2eq/cap against 2.37 t CO2eq/cap in Africa, a difference of 8.37 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes OECD's figure about 4.5 times Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 28th and OECD ranks 30th of 44 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 t CO2eq/cap | 13.93 t CO2eq/cap | 10.93 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2000s | 2.79 t CO2eq/cap | 13.73 t CO2eq/cap | 10.94 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2010s | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | 12.14 t CO2eq/cap | 9.56 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2020s | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | 10.87 t CO2eq/cap | 8.48 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita, Africa or OECD?
- OECD, at 10.74 t CO2eq/cap against 2.37 t CO2eq/cap in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita between Africa and OECD?
- 8.37 t CO2eq/cap, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Africa ranks 28th and OECD ranks 30th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.