Africa: CO2 emissions per capita by country

Libya was the largest polluter in Africa in 2021. That year, carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the country reached over 11 metric tons per capita. South Africa and Seychelles followed, emitting around 7.3 and 5.3 metric tons of CO₂ per capita, respectively. In addition, Africa's average stood at roughly one metric ton per capita. In absolute terms, South Africa and Egypt produced the most emissions in Africa in 2021.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita in Africa in 2021, by country (in metric tons)

Characteristic	Emissions in metric tons per capita
Libya	11.06
South Africa	7.34
Seychelles	5.34
Algeria	3.99
Mauritius	3.44
Equatorial Guinea	3.2
Tunisia	2.58
Botswana	2.51
Gabon	2.44
Egypt	2.28
Morocco	1.9
Namibia	1.59
Congo	1.28
Cape Verde	1.14
Africa	1.04
Lesotho	1
Eswatini	0.91
Mauritania	0.89
Senegal	0.81
Zimbabwe	0.71
Ghana	0.65
Nigeria	0.64
Angola	0.62
Benin	0.6
Sao Tome and Principe	0.59
Sudan	0.46
Cote d'Ivoire	0.43
Zambia	0.39
Kenya	0.37
Comoros	0.36
Guinea	0.36
Djibouti	0.34
Cameroon	0.34
Togo	0.27
Burkina Faso	0.26
Gambia	0.25
Liberia	0.23
Eritrea	0.23
Mozambique	0.22
Tanzania	0.21
Mali	0.19
Guinea-Bissau	0.17
Sierra Leone	0.15
Ethiopia	0.15
South Sudan	0.15
Madagascar	0.15
Rwanda	0.13
Uganda	0.13
Chad	0.11
Niger	0.11
Malawi	0.08
Burundi	0.06
Central African Republic	0.04
Somalia	0.04
Democratic Republic of Congo	0.03

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Release date

2023

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Africa

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

The figures were rounded.
The release date is the date of access.

"Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels for energy and cement production. Land use change is not included.".

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