Africa CO2 emissions data for 2020
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2020?
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Africa emitted 1356.44 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2020.
This represents 3.87% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2020?
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In 2020, Africa emitted 1.0 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1360677453.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1356.44 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2020 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
492.18 |
0.36 |
| Gas |
304.78 |
0.22 |
| Coal |
428.24 |
0.32 |
| Cement |
76.46 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
54.77 |
0.04 |