Africa CO2 emissions data for 2005

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2005?

Africa emitted 1063.18 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2005. This represents 3.59% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2005?

In 2005, Africa emitted 1.15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 927898412.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1063.18 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2005 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	340.43	0.37
Gas	183.64	0.2
Coal	411.34	0.44
Cement	41.9	0.05
Flaring	85.87	0.09