Share of global fossil CO₂ emissions in Africa

54 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: % of world total. World ranking →

First in the ranking
1.18 %
Median country
0.01 %
half above, half below
World total
100.00 %
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.00 to 1.18
São Tomé and Principe - South Africa

How to read it

Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in South Africa (1.18 %) and the lowest in São Tomé and Principe (0.00 %).

The median country is at 0.01 %: half are above, half below.

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

Share of global CO₂ over time

%

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1South Africa1.18
2Egypt0.63
3Algeria0.53
4Nigeria0.36
5Libya0.20
6Morocco0.18
7Tunisia0.08
8Ghana0.07
9Angola0.06
10Kenya0.06
11Tanzania0.05
12Ethiopia0.05
13Côte d'Ivoire0.05
14Zimbabwe0.04
15Senegal0.04
16Sudan0.03
17Zambia0.03
18Mozambique0.02
19Republic of the Congo0.02
20Benin0.02
21Cameroon0.02
22Mali0.02
23Burkina Faso0.02
24Uganda0.02
25Botswana0.02
26Equatorial Guinea0.02
27Mauritania0.01
28Mauritius0.01
29Guinea0.01
30Madagascar0.01
31Gabon0.01
32Democratic Republic of the Congo0.01
33Niger0.01
34Namibia0.01
35South Sudan0.01
36Togo0.01
37Chad0.01
38Rwanda0.01
39Malawi0.01
40Sierra Leone0.00
41Somalia0.00
42Eswatini0.00
43The Gambia0.00
44Liberia0.00
45Burundi0.00
46Eritrea0.00
47Lesotho0.00
48Cabo Verde0.00
49Seychelles0.00
50Djibouti0.00
51Comoros0.00
52Central African Republic0.00
53Guinea-Bissau0.00
54São Tomé and Principe0.00
Global Carbon Project · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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