Africa CO2 emissions data for 2002

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2002?

Africa emitted 899.27 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2002. This represents 3.43% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2002?

In 2002, Africa emitted 1.05 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 860611762.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 899.27 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2002 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 287.45 0.33
Gas 134.35 0.16
Coal 360.04 0.42
Cement 34.93 0.04
Flaring 82.5 0.1