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CO2 Emissions per Capita by African country

2024

Greenhouse gas emissions per person, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Africa, 202453 of 54 countries
1.03population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Libya · 8.66Lowest in 2024Somalia · 0.046Reported in 202453 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 0.311Democratic Republic of the Congo — 0.057Somalia — 0.046Kenya — 0.383Sudan — 0.433Chad — 0.143South Africa — 6.88Lesotho — 0.428Zimbabwe — 0.773Botswana — 2.74Namibia — 1.20Senegal — 0.768Mali — 0.303Mauritania — 0.969Benin — 0.487Niger — 0.119Nigeria — 0.567Cameroon — 0.353Togo — 0.313Ghana — 0.702Cote d'Ivoire — 0.589Guinea — 0.353Guinea-Bissau — 0.155Liberia — 0.154Sierra Leone — 0.169Burkina Faso — 0.275Central African Republic — 0.063Republic of the Congo — 1.34Gabon — 2.05Equatorial Guinea — 2.55Zambia — 0.543Malawi — 0.221Mozambique — 0.292Eswatini — 0.880Angola — 0.742Burundi — 0.069Madagascar — 0.146Gambia — 0.178Tunisia — 2.62Algeria — 3.98Eritrea — 0.220Morocco — 1.84Egypt — 2.50Libya — 8.66Ethiopia — 0.147Djibouti — 0.766Uganda — 0.165Rwanda — 0.162South Sudan — no dataNigeria 0.567Nigeria 0.567Ethiopia 0.147Ethiopia 0.147Kenya 0.383Kenya 0.383South Africa 6.88South Africa 6.882024HIGHEST IN 2024Libya8.66Seychellesnot drawn7.24South Africa6.88Algeria3.98Mauritiusnot drawn3.54LOWEST IN 2024Somalia0.046Democratic Republic of the Congo0.057Central African Republic0.063Burundi0.069Niger0.119PINNEDEthiopia0.14746 of 53Kenya0.38330 of 53Nigeria0.56724 of 53OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn1.29Comorosnot drawn0.515Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.627metric tonnes co2e per capita · quintiles of the observed range0.0460.1620.3130.6271.348.66no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries6.19
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries2.45
Western Africa16 of 16 countries0.505
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries0.312
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries0.259
Africaall 54 countries · 53 with a 2024 figure1.03

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
One country has no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. South Sudan is hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

CO2 Emissions per CapitaGreenhouse gas emissions per person, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitmetric tonnes co2e per capita
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1970–2024
Coverage53 of 54 countries · 53 reported, 0 modelled, 1 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 53 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "CO2 Emissions per Capita". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/co2-emissions
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=co2e_emissions_per_capita&year=2024&limit=100

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CO2 Emissions per Capita: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

53 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#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
33Togo0.31 t2024
34Tanzania0.31 t2024
35Mali0.3 t2024
36Mozambique0.29 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
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 53 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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