Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of was 0.436 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.436
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
15th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.61
in 2004
All-time low
0.389
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.436.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.61 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.389, in 2017.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.567 | — |
| 2001 | 0.473 | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.473 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.551 | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.61 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.598 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.551 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.488 | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.481 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.609 | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.545 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.496 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.466 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.459 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.435 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.429 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.389 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.425 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.424 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.465 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.45 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.436 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5401 | 0.473 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4527 | 0.389 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4477 | 0.436 | 0.465 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 12 Algeria 1.22 compare
- 13 Russian Federation 1.13 compare
- 14 Ukraine 1.04 compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 1.02 compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.01 compare
- 16 Ethiopia 0.992 compare
- 17 South Africa 0.948 compare
- 18 Pakistan 0.926 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.436 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.389 in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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