Cumulative fossil CO₂ emissions since 1750 in Africa

54 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: billion tonnes CO₂. World ranking →

First in the ranking
22.8 Gt
Median country
0.1 Gt
half above, half below
World total
1,849.1 Gt
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.0 to 22.8
São Tomé and Principe - South Africa

How to read it

Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in South Africa (22.8 Gt) and the lowest in São Tomé and Principe (0.0 Gt).

The median country is at 0.1 Gt: half are above, half below.

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Source: Global Carbon Project, Global Carbon Budget, national fossil CO₂ emissions · licence

Cumulative CO₂ over time

Gt

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1South Africa22.8
2Egypt7.5
3Algeria5.5
4Nigeria4.7
5Libya2.5
6Morocco2.0
7Tunisia1.1
8Zimbabwe0.8
9Angola0.7
10Kenya0.6
11Sudan0.5
12Ghana0.4
13Côte d'Ivoire0.4
14Tanzania0.3
15Ethiopia0.3
16Cameroon0.3
17Gabon0.3
18Zambia0.3
19Senegal0.3
20Democratic Republic of the Congo0.2
21Mozambique0.2
22Republic of the Congo0.2
23Botswana0.2
24Equatorial Guinea0.2
25Mauritius0.1
26Uganda0.1
27Benin0.1
28Madagascar0.1
29Guinea0.1
30Mali0.1
31Mauritania0.1
32Burkina Faso0.1
33Namibia0.1
34Togo0.1
35Lesotho0.1
36Niger0.1
37Malawi0.1
38Liberia0.1
39Chad0.1
40South Sudan0.0
41Eswatini0.0
42Sierra Leone0.0
43Somalia0.0
44Rwanda0.0
45Djibouti0.0
46Eritrea0.0
47The Gambia0.0
48Cabo Verde0.0
49Burundi0.0
50Seychelles0.0
51Central African Republic0.0
52Guinea-Bissau0.0
53Comoros0.0
54São Tomé and Principe0.0
Global Carbon Project · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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