Africa CO2 emissions data for 2022
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Africa emit in 2022?
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Africa emitted 1416.63 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2022.
This represents 3.81% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Africa in 2022?
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In 2022, Africa emitted 0.99 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1426736614.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1416.63 million tonnes emitted by Africa in 2022 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
552.05 |
0.39 |
| Gas |
322.71 |
0.23 |
| Coal |
401.6 |
0.28 |
| Cement |
85.51 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
54.75 |
0.04 |