GHG Emissions per Capita in Africa
Why does per capita matter?
Per capita emissions normalize a country's total emissions by its population, providing a fairer comparison of individual impact across nations of vastly different sizes. A small country with high per capita emissions has a greater average individual carbon footprint than a large country with lower per capita values.
GHG Emissions per Capita by Country
| # | Country | GHG Per Capita (tons) | GHG Total (tons) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14,1 | 98.170.876 | |
| 2 | 9,96 | 976.437 | |
| 3 | 9,36 | 21.781.992 | |
| 4 | 9,31 | 569.809.610 | |
| 5 | 5,54 | 101.173.797 | |
| 6 | 5,52 | 252.699.997 | |
| 7 | 5,25 | 21.008 | |
| 8 | 5,12 | 8.138.702 | |
| 9 | 5,05 | 6.471.596 | |
| 10 | 4,87 | 14.212.132 | |
| 11 | 4,7 | 12.097.730 | |
| 12 | 3,91 | 24.623.026 | |
| 13 | 3,62 | 44.621.001 | |
| 14 | 3,52 | 386.598.228 | |
| 15 | 3,31 | 17.508.621 | |
| 16 | 3,29 | 3.034.389 | |
| 17 | 2,81 | 108.736.424 | |
| 18 | 2,5 | 13.444.290 | |
| 19 | 2,29 | 2.417.345 | |
| 20 |  Sudan  South Sudan | 2,18 | 138.701.952 |
| 21 | 2,11 | 48.008.510 | |
| 22 | 1,93 | 29.375.914 | |
| 23 | 1,91 | 2.929.757 | |
| 24 | 1,9 | 34.416.873 | |
| 25 | 1,88 | 69.922.939 | |
| 26 | 1,84 | 38.519.002 | |
| 27 | 1,75 | 102.836.152 | |
| 28 | 1,66 | 31.720.612 | |
| 29 | 1,6 | 30.784.272 | |
| 30 | 1,56 | 192.704.007 | |
| 31 | 1,54 | 350.555.354 | |
| 32 | 1,53 | 912.564 | |
| 33 | 1,5 | 34.917.746 | |
| 34 | 1,47 | 41.146.147 | |
| 35 | 1,45 | 3.188.633 | |
| 36 | 1,45 | 102.525.007 | |
| 37 | 1,44 | 48.093.949 | |
| 38 | 1,42 | 40.621.856 | |
| 39 | 1,32 | 17.767.053 | |
| 40 | 1,32 | 38.026.697 | |
| 41 | 1,25 | 3.054.965 | |
| 42 | 1,18 | 10.844.265 | |
| 43 | 1,17 | 35.789.967 | |
| 44 | 1,12 | 735.414 | |
| 45 | 1,11 | 6.579.258 | |
| 46 | 1,07 | 57.298.152 | |
| 47 | 1,03 | 245.465 | |
| 48 | 1 | 949.389 | |
| 49 | 0,93 | 33.625.590 | |
| 50 | 0,91 | 7.928.483 | |
| 51 | 0,84 | 19.023.565 | |
| 52 | 0,79 | 4.459.909 | |
| 53 | 0,72 | 1.859.505 | |
| 54 | 0,63 | 8.421.724 | |
| 55 | 0,59 | 8.349.881 | |
| 56 | 0,58 | 58.491.691 |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).