Africa CO2 emissions data for 2006
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2006?
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Africa emitted 1092.17 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2006.
This represents 3.57% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2006?
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In 2006, Africa emitted 1.15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 951740562.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1092.17 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2006 come from the following sources:
Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
Oil |
369.36 |
0.39 |
Gas |
179.34 |
0.19 |
Coal |
417.53 |
0.44 |
Cement |
45.73 |
0.05 |
Flaring |
80.2 |
0.08 |