Africa accounted for 3.9 percent of the world's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuels and industry in 2021. In the last two decades, the continent's contribution to the global greenhouse gas emissions fluctuated between 3.4 percent and 3.9 percent - the smallest share among all world's regions.
Africa's share in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 2000 to 2021
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OWID. (November 5, 2022). Africa's share in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287508/africa-share-in-global-co2-emissions/
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