Africa CO2 emissions data for 2003

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2003?

Africa emitted 988.57 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2003. This represents 3.58% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2003?

In 2003, Africa emitted 1.12 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 882349569.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 988.57 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2003 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	325.83	0.37
Gas	145.78	0.17
Coal	389.83	0.44
Cement	35.27	0.04
Flaring	91.86	0.1