Central African Republic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
13,444,290
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+5.22%
increase
Global Share
0.03%
Per Capita
2.5
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in the Central African Republic were 13,444,290 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 5.22% over the previous year, representing an increase by 666,625 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 12,777,665 tons.
- Per capita: 2.5 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- the Central African Republic accounts for 0.03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,444,290 | 337,407 | 8,248,610 | 4,378,818 | 479,455 | 2.5 | 5.22% | 0.025% |
| 2023 | 12,777,665 | 332,533 | 8,160,201 | 3,836,620 | 448,310 | 2.43 | −2.3% | 0.024% |
| 2022 | 13,078,996 | 322,453 | 7,617,626 | 4,721,872 | 417,045 | 2.55 | 2.53% | 0.025% |
| 2021 | 12,756,293 | 322,660 | 7,483,787 | 4,563,826 | 386,021 | 2.54 | 1.22% | 0.025% |
| 2020 | 12,602,897 | 318,432 | 7,465,684 | 4,464,620 | 354,162 | 2.56 | 2.68% | 0.026% |
| 2019 | 12,274,546 | 302,374 | 7,274,977 | 4,373,946 | 323,249 | 2.54 | −1.56% | 0.024% |
| 2018 | 12,469,420 | 293,460 | 7,237,939 | 4,645,073 | 292,948 | 2.63 | 2.7% | 0.025% |
| 2017 | 12,141,512 | 264,678 | 7,071,260 | 4,546,987 | 258,586 | 2.61 | −4.02% | 0.025% |
| 2016 | 12,649,902 | 251,524 | 7,156,803 | 5,011,065 | 230,510 | 2.75 | 6.49% | 0.026% |
| 2015 | 11,878,578 | 233,399 | 7,000,148 | 4,442,986 | 202,045 | 2.61 | 3.69% | 0.025% |
| 2014 | 11,456,125 | 161,659 | 6,872,051 | 4,239,580 | 182,835 | 2.54 | −0.6% | 0.024% |
| 2013 | 11,525,477 | 148,830 | 6,788,288 | 4,420,622 | 167,736 | 2.56 | −0.46% | 0.024% |
| 2012 | 11,578,664 | 221,064 | 6,755,465 | 4,438,934 | 163,201 | 2.58 | −2.24% | 0.024% |
| 2011 | 11,843,824 | 217,499 | 6,638,457 | 4,827,820 | 160,048 | 2.65 | 8.43% | 0.025% |
| 2010 | 10,922,753 | 199,938 | 6,170,840 | 4,393,024 | 158,951 | 2.46 | 6.55% | 0.024% |
| 2009 | 10,251,402 | 195,586 | 6,030,846 | 3,865,079 | 159,892 | 2.33 | −5.88% | 0.024% |
| 2008 | 10,892,409 | 200,529 | 5,873,265 | 4,663,940 | 154,676 | 2.51 | 0.31% | 0.025% |
| 2007 | 10,858,213 | 268,223 | 5,903,106 | 4,538,146 | 148,738 | 2.54 | 10.61% | 0.025% |
| 2006 | 9,816,422 | 267,797 | 5,096,872 | 4,306,132 | 145,620 | 2.34 | 0.65% | 0.023% |
| 2005 | 9,752,543 | 252,618 | 4,947,838 | 4,414,074 | 138,013 | 2.36 | 7.85% | 0.024% |
| 2004 | 9,042,823 | 256,308 | 4,850,157 | 3,820,807 | 115,551 | 2.23 | −6.74% | 0.023% |
| 2003 | 9,696,293 | 264,362 | 4,773,751 | 4,561,284 | 96,896 | 2.44 | 13.26% | 0.025% |
| 2002 | 8,560,762 | 279,210 | 4,705,353 | 3,497,759 | 78,440 | 2.19 | −10.86% | 0.023% |
| 2001 | 9,603,350 | 273,225 | 4,623,885 | 4,643,944 | 62,296 | 2.51 | 4.75% | 0.027% |
| 2000 | 9,168,303 | 256,408 | 4,553,168 | 4,313,255 | 45,474 | 2.44 | 2.23% | 0.026% |
| 1999 | 8,967,942 | 229,297 | 4,410,671 | 4,302,922 | 25,052 | 2.44 | −2.13% | 0.026% |
| 1998 | 9,163,312 | 220,003 | 4,379,486 | 4,546,643 | 17,179 | 2.55 | 16.76% | 0.026% |
| 1997 | 7,848,137 | 215,025 | 4,238,122 | 3,382,367 | 12,623 | 2.23 | −10.18% | 0.023% |
| 1996 | 8,737,915 | 216,412 | 4,085,421 | 4,426,936 | 9,147 | 2.54 | 4.01% | 0.026% |
| 1995 | 8,400,914 | 199,222 | 3,996,706 | 4,199,156 | 5,831 | 2.51 | 2.56% | 0.025% |
| 1994 | 8,191,391 | 193,774 | 3,850,025 | 4,144,197 | 3,395 | 2.51 | 8.63% | 0.025% |
| 1993 | 7,540,972 | 184,685 | 3,757,124 | 3,597,719 | 1,443 | 2.37 | −6.69% | 0.023% |
| 1992 | 8,082,018 | 169,845 | 3,705,569 | 4,205,711 | 894 | 2.61 | −0.23% | 0.025% |
| 1991 | 8,100,856 | 210,734 | 3,638,027 | 4,251,529 | 565 | 2.69 | 6.58% | 0.025% |
| 1990 | 7,600,666 | 159,335 | 3,368,219 | 4,073,026 | 87 | 2.59 | 2.15% | 0.024% |
| 1989 | 7,440,605 | 190,159 | 3,212,799 | 4,037,648 | 0 | 2.59 | 11.9% | 0.023% |
| 1988 | 6,649,165 | 205,707 | 3,091,580 | 3,351,879 | 0 | 2.36 | −2.87% | 0.021% |
| 1987 | 6,845,449 | 223,508 | 3,003,052 | 3,618,889 | 0 | 2.48 | −1.8% | 0.023% |
| 1986 | 6,970,572 | 174,207 | 2,970,237 | 3,826,128 | 0 | 2.58 | 8.59% | 0.024% |
| 1985 | 6,419,210 | 139,396 | 2,861,533 | 3,418,281 | 0 | 2.44 | 2.75% | 0.022% |
| 1984 | 6,247,179 | 139,687 | 2,764,033 | 3,343,460 | 0 | 2.43 | −6.45% | 0.022% |
| 1983 | 6,678,041 | 154,201 | 2,822,229 | 3,701,610 | 0 | 2.68 | 1.87% | 0.024% |
| 1982 | 6,555,363 | 132,067 | 2,540,929 | 3,882,368 | 0 | 2.71 | 95.12% | 0.024% |
| 1981 | 3,359,618 | 131,993 | 2,393,008 | 834,616 | 0 | 1.43 | 3.83% | 0.012% |
| 1980 | 3,235,789 | 107,091 | 2,326,109 | 802,588 | 0 | 1.42 | 6.53% | 0.011% |
| 1979 | 3,037,537 | 108,900 | 2,181,175 | 747,461 | 0 | 1.37 | 24.3% | 0.011% |
| 1978 | 2,443,680 | 94,845 | 1,756,644 | 592,191 | 0 | 1.13 | 10.43% | 0.0087% |
| 1977 | 2,212,962 | 93,308 | 1,593,224 | 526,429 | 0 | 1.05 | 7.8% | 0.0081% |
| 1976 | 2,052,772 | 90,262 | 1,475,196 | 487,313 | 0 | 1 | 3.97% | 0.0077% |
| 1975 | 1,974,407 | 87,074 | 1,422,872 | 464,461 | 0 | 0.98 | 2.8% | 0.0078% |
| 1974 | 1,920,573 | 83,977 | 1,387,242 | 449,354 | 0 | 0.97 | 5.44% | 0.0076% |
| 1973 | 1,821,412 | 78,014 | 1,315,701 | 427,698 | 0 | 0.94 | 4.74% | 0.0072% |
| 1972 | 1,738,962 | 75,494 | 1,257,318 | 406,150 | 0 | 0.92 | 5.68% | 0.0072% |
| 1971 | 1,645,543 | 75,746 | 1,186,895 | 382,902 | 0 | 0.88 | 4.68% | 0.0071% |
| 1970 | 1,571,965 | 75,714 | 1,130,215 | 366,036 | 0 | 0.86 | – | 0.0068% |
See also
- Central African Republic CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of the Central African Republic
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).