Africa CO2 emissions data for 2014
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2014?
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Africa emitted 1344.92 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2014.
This represents 3.79% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2014?
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In 2014, Africa emitted 1.15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1170299297.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1344.92 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2014 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
535.64 |
0.46 |
| Gas |
239.1 |
0.2 |
| Coal |
439.21 |
0.38 |
| Cement |
70.03 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
60.94 |
0.05 |