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CO2 Emissions per Capita by African country

8.66 tLibya leads · 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions per person, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Latest reported value for 53 of 54 countries, ranked. Every row links to the full national series with history and sources.

Full ranking

#CountryCO2 Emissions per CapitaPeriod
1Libya8.66 t2024
2Seychelles7.24 t2024
3South Africa6.88 t2024
4Algeria3.98 t2024
5Mauritius3.54 t2024
6Botswana2.74 t2024
7Tunisia2.62 t2024
8Equatorial Guinea2.55 t2024
9Egypt2.5 t2024
10Gabon2.05 t2024
11Morocco1.84 t2024
12Republic of the Congo1.34 t2024
13Cabo Verde1.29 t2024
14Namibia1.2 t2024
15Mauritania0.97 t2024
16Eswatini0.88 t2024
17Zimbabwe0.77 t2024
18Senegal0.77 t2024
19Djibouti0.77 t2024
20Angola0.74 t2024
21Ghana0.7 t2024
22Sao Tome and Principe0.63 t2024
23Cote d'Ivoire0.59 t2024
24Nigeria0.57 t2024
25Zambia0.54 t2024
26Comoros0.51 t2024
27Benin0.49 t2024
28Sudan0.43 t2024
29Lesotho0.43 t2024
30Kenya0.38 t2024
31Cameroon0.35 t2024
32Guinea0.35 t2024
33Tanzania0.31 t2024
34Mali0.3 t2024
35Mozambique0.29 t2024
36Togo0.28 t2024
37Burkina Faso0.27 t2024
38Malawi0.22 t2024
39Eritrea0.22 t2024
40Gambia0.18 t2024
41Sierra Leone0.17 t2024
42Uganda0.17 t2024
43Rwanda0.16 t2024
44Guinea-Bissau0.16 t2024
45Liberia0.15 t2024
46Ethiopia0.15 t2024
47Madagascar0.15 t2024
48Chad0.14 t2024
49Niger0.12 t2024
50Burundi0.07 t2024
51Central African Republic0.06 t2024
52Democratic Republic of the Congo0.06 t2024
53Somalia0.05 t2024

Get this ranking via API

One call to /v1/data returns the latest CO2 Emissions per Capita figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=co2e_emissions_per_capita&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest CO2-equivalent emissions per person?

Libya has the highest CO2-equivalent emissions per person in Africa at 8.66 t (2024), followed by Seychelles and South Africa.

How many African countries report CO2 Emissions per Capita data?

53 of 54 African countries have a recent CO2 Emissions per Capita figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

How do I get this ranking via API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=co2e_emissions_per_capita&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.