Africa CO2 emissions data for 2019
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2019?
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Africa emitted 1457.57 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2019.
This represents 3.94% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2019?
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In 2019, Africa emitted 1.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1327701380.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1457.57 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2019 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
554.78 |
0.42 |
| Gas |
308.49 |
0.23 |
| Coal |
455.45 |
0.34 |
| Cement |
78.4 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
60.45 |
0.05 |