Africa CO2 emissions data for 2010
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2010?
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Africa emitted 1215.37 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2010.
This represents 3.65% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2010?
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In 2010, Africa emitted 1.15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1055233717.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1215.37 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2010 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
456.56 |
0.43 |
| Gas |
201.91 |
0.19 |
| Coal |
427.88 |
0.41 |
| Cement |
59.66 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
69.37 |
0.07 |