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