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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

Worldwide Africa Asia Europe Latin America Northern America Oceania
# 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).