Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Environment > Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita
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DEFINITION:
Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 8.98 | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.46 | 2007 | ||
| 3 | Seychelles | 7.33 | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Mauritius | 3.08 | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Botswana | 2.64 | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Namibia | 1.45 | 2007 | ||
| 7 | Gabon | 1.43 | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Angola | 1.41 | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Swaziland | 0.92 | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.81 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0.77 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Nigeria | 0.64 | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Cape Verde | 0.63 | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Mauritania | 0.62 | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Djibouti | 0.58 | 2007 | ||
| =16 | Senegal | 0.46 | 2007 | ||
| =16 | Benin | 0.46 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Ghana | 0.43 | 2007 | ||
| 19 | Cameroon | 0.33 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.32 | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Kenya | 0.3 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Sudan | 0.28 | 2007 | ||
| =23 | Sierra Leone | 0.24 | 2007 | ||
| =23 | The Gambia | 0.24 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Zambia | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| 26 | Togo | 0.21 | 2007 | ||
| =27 | Liberia | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| =27 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| =27 | Comoros | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| 30 | Tanzania | 0.15 | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Guinea | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =32 | Madagascar | 0.12 | 2007 | ||
| =32 | Eritrea | 0.12 | 2007 | ||
| =32 | Mozambique | 0.12 | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| 36 | Uganda | 0.1 | 2007 | ||
| =37 | Ethiopia | 0.08 | 2007 | ||
| =37 | Rwanda | 0.08 | 2007 | ||
| =39 | Malawi | 0.07 | 2007 | ||
| =39 | Somalia | 0.07 | 2007 | ||
| =41 | Central African Republic | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| =41 | Niger | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| 43 | Mali | 0.05 | 2007 | ||
| =44 | Chad | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| =44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Burundi | 0.02 | 2007 |
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