CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP) - Country Ranking - Africa
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.
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 1.49 | 2018 |
| 2 | South Africa | 1.33 | 2018 |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.10 | 2018 |
| 4 | Algeria | 0.86 | 2018 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 0.66 | 2018 |
| 6 | Egypt | 0.65 | 2018 |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.63 | 2018 |
| 8 | Morocco | 0.61 | 2018 |
| 9 | Mauritania | 0.61 | 2018 |
| 10 | Benin | 0.60 | 2018 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0.56 | 2018 |
| 12 | Botswana | 0.51 | 2018 |
| 13 | Togo | 0.47 | 2018 |
| 14 | Senegal | 0.46 | 2018 |
| 15 | Liberia | 0.41 | 2018 |
| 16 | Seychelles | 0.41 | 2018 |
| 17 | São Tomé and Principe | 0.40 | 2018 |
| 18 | Namibia | 0.37 | 2018 |
| 19 | Mozambique | 0.37 | 2018 |
| 20 | Mali | 0.37 | 2018 |
| 21 | The Gambia | 0.36 | 2018 |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | 0.34 | 2018 |
| 23 | Congo | 0.33 | 2018 |
| 24 | Zambia | 0.33 | 2018 |
| 25 | Mauritius | 0.32 | 2018 |
| 26 | Gabon | 0.31 | 2018 |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 0.30 | 2018 |
| 28 | Ghana | 0.29 | 2018 |
| 29 | Sudan | 0.28 | 2018 |
| 30 | Guinea | 0.27 | 2018 |
| 31 | Madagascar | 0.27 | 2018 |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0.27 | 2018 |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.26 | 2018 |
| 34 | Eswatini | 0.25 | 2018 |
| 35 | Cameroon | 0.25 | 2018 |
| 36 | Angola | 0.25 | 2018 |
| 37 | Kenya | 0.24 | 2018 |
| 38 | Comoros | 0.24 | 2018 |
| 39 | Malawi | 0.22 | 2018 |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 0.21 | 2018 |
| 41 | Tanzania | 0.20 | 2018 |
| 42 | Niger | 0.20 | 2018 |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 0.20 | 2018 |
| 44 | Burundi | 0.19 | 2018 |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.18 | 2018 |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 0.17 | 2018 |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0.17 | 2018 |
| 48 | Uganda | 0.16 | 2018 |
| 49 | Somalia | 0.16 | 2018 |
| 50 | Rwanda | 0.11 | 2018 |
| 51 | Chad | 0.10 | 2018 |
| 52 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 0.05 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Base Period: 2010
Periodicity: Annual
