Africa CO2 emissions data for 2004

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2004?

Africa emitted 1044.87 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2004. This represents 3.65% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2004?

In 2004, Africa emitted 1.16 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 904781595.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1044.87 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2004 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	349.55	0.39
Gas	152.69	0.17
Coal	416.58	0.46
Cement	38.02	0.04
Flaring	88.02	0.1