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).