Africa CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2001?

Africa emitted 919.54 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 3.58% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2001?

In 2001, Africa emitted 1.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 839464127.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 919.54 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	297.93	0.36
Gas	120.13	0.14
Coal	370.88	0.44
Cement	32.41	0.04
Flaring	98.2	0.12