Table 2.

Summary (descriptive) statistics the output, carry-over, and input indicators in Africa.

Africa’s Regional Blocs		Labor	EF	Fixed Assets	GDP	HDI	CO2 Emissions
North Africa	Mean	11,000,000	7.81 × 107	3.77 × 1010	1.25 × 1011	0.654	2.116
	Std. dev.	1.00 × 107	5.35 × 107	2.80 × 1010	7.35 × 1010	0.095	1.008
	Min	886,436	2.26 × 107	1.07 × 1010	4.32 × 1010	0.46	0.391
	Max	3.00 × 107	1.80 × 108	1.03 × 1011	2.61 × 1011	0.75	3.674
West Africa	Mean	7,877,946	2.88 × 107	6.64 × 109	3.84 × 1010	0.471	0.399
	Std. dev.	1.29 × 107	4.83 × 107	1.63 × 1010	1.03 × 1011	0.072	0.250
	Min	195,394	773,229	6.42 × 107	8.50 × 108	0.32	0.082
	Max	5.53 × 107	2.07 × 108	7.42 × 1010	4.62 × 1011	0.65	1.143
Central Africa	Mean	6,716,081	1.99 × 107	1.52 × 1010	2.70 × 1010	0.542	1.723
	Std. dev.	7,939,636	2.91 × 107	2.73 × 1010	2.79 × 1010	0.130	2.683
	Min	358,501	870,103	1.57 × 108	1.49 × 109	0.34	0.026
	Max	2.70 × 107	1.03 × 108	1.03 × 1011	1.05 × 1011	0.75	10.089
East Africa	Mean	8,948,341	1.82 × 107	4.61 × 109	1.76 × 1010	0.521	0.461
	Std. dev.	6,717,202	1.39 × 107	4.32 × 109	1.44 × 1010	0.095	0.813
	Min	171,254	699,873.9	1.65 × 108	9.08 × 108	0.4	0.037
	Max	2.47 × 107	5.05 × 107	1.83 × 1010	5.54 × 1010	0.79	3.198
South Africa	Mean	6,095,439	4.95 × 107	2.32 × 1010	1.08 × 1011	0.620	3.371
	Std. dev.	8,453,226	7.88 × 107	3.51 × 1010	1.73 × 1011	0.082	2.794
	Min	762,845	2,750,643	6.45 × 108	2.27 × 109	0.42	1.082
	Max	2.21 × 107	1.92 × 108	8.95 × 1010	4.20 × 1011	0.71	8.300
Africa (pool)	Mean	8,153,666	3.18 × 107	1.27 × 1010	4.69 × 1010	0.532	1.122
	Std. dev.	9,943,247	4.70 × 107	2.31 × 1010	9.17 × 1010	0.112	1.796
	Min	171,254	699,873.9	6.42 × 107	8.50 × 108	0.32	0.026
	Max	5.53 × 107	2.07 × 108	1.03 × 1011	4.62 × 1011	0.79	10.089