Africa CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2008?

Africa emitted 1175.62 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 3.67% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2008?

In 2008, Africa emitted 1.18 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 1001981577.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1175.62 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	405.63	0.41
Gas	195.08	0.19
Coal	452.06	0.45
Cement	51.82	0.05
Flaring	71.03	0.07