Africa CO2 emissions data for 2021
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2021?
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Africa emitted 1435.21 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021.
This represents 3.9% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2021?
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In 2021, Africa emitted 1.03 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1393676724.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1435.21 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2021 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
536.96 |
0.39 |
| Gas |
335.59 |
0.24 |
| Coal |
421.09 |
0.3 |
| Cement |
84.85 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
56.72 |
0.04 |