Africa CO2 emissions data for 2007

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2007?

Africa emitted 1122.72 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2007. This represents 3.56% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2007?

In 2007, Africa emitted 1.15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 976461747.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1122.72 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2007 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	381.88	0.39
Gas	192.32	0.2
Coal	428.38	0.44
Cement	49.2	0.05
Flaring	70.94	0.07