Africa CO2 emissions data for 2006

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2006?

Africa emitted 1092.17 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2006. This represents 3.57% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2006?

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