Africa CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2012?
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Africa emitted 1255.85 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 3.59% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2012?
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In 2012, Africa emitted 1.13 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1110797495.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1255.85 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
467.26 |
0.42 |
| Gas |
234.03 |
0.21 |
| Coal |
425.73 |
0.38 |
| Cement |
63.74 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
65.09 |
0.06 |