Africa CO2 emissions data for 2009

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2009?

Africa emitted 1173.16 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009. This represents 3.73% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2009?

In 2009, Africa emitted 1.14 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 1028200528.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1173.16 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2009 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 435.05 0.42
Gas 191.71 0.19
Coal 421.88 0.41
Cement 58.05 0.06
Flaring 66.47 0.06