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