Africa CO2 emissions data for 2013
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2013?
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Africa emitted 1265.47 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2013.
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 2013?
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In 2013, Africa emitted 1.11 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1140180888.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1265.47 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2013 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
475.17 |
0.42 |
| Gas |
236.61 |
0.21 |
| Coal |
425.53 |
0.37 |
| Cement |
65.69 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
62.48 |
0.05 |