Africa CO2 emissions data for 2000

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2000?

Africa emitted 930.04 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2000. This represents 3.65% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2000?

In 2000, Africa emitted 1.14 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 818952374.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 930.04 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2000 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	312.23	0.38
Gas	114.35	0.14
Coal	369.19	0.45
Cement	30.9	0.04
Flaring	103.38	0.13