Greenhouse gas emissions of African countries (1970-2023)

Annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per African country in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year (Mt CO2eq/yr). GHGs include carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and flourinated gases (F-gases). Emissions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) are not included. See metadata for full source information and terms of use.

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54 rows, 57 columns.

Chad Number: 7.27 – 95.38
Mali Number: 9.21 – 45.46
Togo Number: 1.88 – 10.61
Benin Number: 2.38 – 17.65
Congo Number: 2.41 – 26.15
Egypt Number: 57.81 – 347.61
Gabon Number: 6.81 – 30.16
Ghana Number: 7.01 – 48.27
Kenya Number: 22.74 – 108.42
Libya Number: 62.56 – 137.15
Niger Number: 8.84 – 42.33
years Year: 1970 – 2023
Angola Number: 18.59 – 81.78
Guinea Number: 5.01 – 28.63
Malawi Number: 2.39 – 19.71
Rwanda Number: 3.89 – 7.69
Uganda Number: 10.9 – 53.37
Zambia Number: 12.46 – 30.48
Algeria Number: 57.19 – 263.22
Burundi Number: 1.93 – 7.05
Comoros Number: 0.22 – 0.77
Eritrea Number: 3.97 – 6.4
Lesotho Number: 1.69 – 2.91
Liberia Number: 1.29 – 4.56
Morocco Number: 22.25 – 109.28
Namibia Number: 5.38 – 12.89
Nigeria Number: 182.19 – 437.65
Senegal Number: 7.41 – 28.84
Somalia Number: 18.37 – 32.5
Tunisia Number: 10.47 – 43.58
Botswana Number: 3.38 – 13.43
Cameroon Number: 7.42 – 39.49
Djibouti Number: 0.98 – 2.3
Eswatini Number: 1.83 – 3.54
Ethiopia Number: 51.18 – 170.03
Réunion Number: 0.51 – 2.97
Tanzania Number: 19.47 – 89.82
Zimbabwe Number: 21.66 – 35.25
Mauritius Number: 0.82 – 6.2
Cabo Verde Number: 0.13 – 1.26
Madagascar Number: 19.27 – 33.29
Mauritania Number: 4.31 – 16.51
Mozambique Number: 8.46 – 34.43
Seychelles Number: 0.13 – 1.34
The Gambia Number: 0.69 – 2.08
Burkina Faso Number: 5.87 – 34.46
Sierra Leone Number: 2.94 – 7.62
South Africa Number: 240.63 – 608.85
Guinea-Bissau Number: 0.76 – 3
Western Sahara Number: 0.22 – 0.68
Côte d’Ivoire Number: 6.37 – 32.18
Equatorial Guinea Number: 0.11 – 18.13
Sudan and South Sudan Number: 38.31 – 138.74
Central African Republic Number: 1.63 – 13.02
São Tomé and Príncipe Number: 0.03 – 0.3
Democratic Republic of the Congo Number: 11.12 – 56.11
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Number: 0.01 – 0.02

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Chad	Mali	Togo	Benin	Congo	Egypt	Gabon	Ghana	Kenya	Libya	Niger	years	Angola	Guinea	Malawi	Rwanda	Uganda	Zambia	Algeria	Burundi	Comoros	Eritrea	Lesotho	Liberia	Morocco	Namibia	Nigeria	Senegal	Somalia	Tunisia	Botswana	Cameroon	Djibouti	Eswatini	Ethiopia	Réunion	Tanzania	Zimbabwe	Mauritius	Cabo Verde	Madagascar	Mauritania	Mozambique	Seychelles	The Gambia	Burkina Faso	Sierra Leone	South Africa	Guinea-Bissau	Western Sahara	Côte d’Ivoire	Equatorial Guinea	Sudan and South Sudan	Central African Republic	São Tomé and Príncipe	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
95.38	45.46	10.61	16.7	23.7	335.97	21.4	48.27	107.98	95.93	42.33	2023	67.7	28.63	19.71	7.49	53.37	30.48	256.79	7.05	0.76	6.4	2.6	4.53	106.6	12.89	385.11	28.84	32.5	43.58	12.71	39.38	2.13	3.29	170.03	2.92	89.82	31.02	6.2	1.23	33.15	16.51	33.95	1.34	1.89	34.46	6.94	522.12	3	0.68	32.18	6.98	138.74	12.5	0.3	56.11	0.02
91.03	44.83	10.48	16.61	23.73	333.34	19.76	48.2	104.29	89	40.92	2022	67.21	27.96	18.6	7.47	53.08	29.85	263.22	7	0.76	6.37	2.65	4.56	106.45	12.78	380.16	28.79	32.36	42.44	12.39	39.49	2.12	3.24	166.83	2.9	87.58	29.83	5.97	1.26	33.29	16.44	34.43	1.3	1.92	34.02	6.93	533.03	3	0.68	32.17	8.18	137.73	13.02	0.29	55.59	0.02
85.51	45.43	10.12	16.02	23.13	332.31	18.83	46.99	101.81	90.11	39.14	2021	64.41	26.99	18.43	7.69	53.06	28.25	253.95	6.84	0.77	6.38	2.53	4.42	109.28	12.14	386.8	28.37	32.26	43.1	11.55	38.89	2.15	3.14	164.83	2.9	87.08	28.88	5.86	1.21	33.01	16.13	31.92	1.24	1.84	33.64	7.47	550.98	2.93	0.65	31.53	8.62	138.27	12.63	0.26	52.24	0.02
81.98	43.49	9.6	17.65	25.03	306.76	19.76	45.35	108.42	64.38	37.15	2020	61.68	26.33	17.3	7.53	50.2	27.34	241.13	6.04	0.77	6.3	2.43	4.36	103.18	11.26	381.24	26.97	32.44	40.2	10.5	38.78	2.08	3.03	169.99	2.9	83.31	26.77	5.57	1.19	31.73	16	28.51	1.22	1.92	28.82	6.63	541.71	2.89	0.6	29.5	9.34	136.67	12.5	0.26	50.79	0.02
77.93	42.31	8.94	17.17	26.15	316.59	19.94	42.71	97.01	91.87	35.48	2019	69.91	25.72	17.36	7.42	49.17	26.82	254.4	6.11	0.75	6.27	2.65	4.22	107.11	12.21	408.14	26.31	32.01	41.77	12.17	38	2.04	3.04	164.54	2.91	80.12	28.37	5.97	1.13	32.27	15.68	30.47	1.16	1.92	32.44	6.5	602.85	2.87	0.63	29.42	9.43	137.62	12.09	0.25	49.56	0.02
73.83	41.09	8.65	17.15	24.99	342.31	18.1	39.66	88.31	88.62	33.71	2018	69.5	25.05	15.94	7.25	47.29	27.26	247.9	6.46	0.7	6.21	2.74	4.02	99.81	12.08	394.33	25.75	31.49	41.76	13.43	37.3	2.04	2.96	153.29	2.91	75.63	29.91	5.89	1.08	30.32	14.85	33.2	1.09	1.82	31.1	7.62	598.07	2.8	0.61	27.54	10.01	137.69	12.28	0.23	47.96	0.02
69.86	39.23	8.15	15.64	21.36	347.61	19.54	37.03	86.06	82.18	32.13	2017	73.42	24.21	14.75	6.96	45.36	25.93	239.17	6.25	0.67	6.09	2.91	3.82	97.79	12.26	383.46	24.85	31.1	41.77	12.43	36.94	1.98	2.95	148.77	2.9	74.03	27.89	5.88	1.07	31.6	14.53	30.1	1.22	1.93	29.98	6.74	595.32	2.75	0.6	28.1	11.77	133.15	11.99	0.23	48.57	0.02
66.04	36.76	8.23	15.31	19.69	334.94	21.35	33.85	88.96	68.32	30.92	2016	78.88	23.29	13.89	6.81	44.86	24.22	234.11	5.61	0.6	6.09	2.72	4.01	93.85	12.71	377.92	24.85	30.99	41.55	12.15	38.2	2.04	3.01	145.47	2.9	73.65	28.41	5.64	1.04	31.09	13.32	27.59	1.18	2	28.91	6.75	583.29	2.86	0.62	27.2	13.17	133.46	12.51	0.22	45.93	0.02
62.75	33.34	7.46	13.6	19.99	322.2	21.36	33.31	82.65	71.92	29.57	2015	81.78	22.27	13.53	6.78	42.99	23.62	236.18	5.31	0.57	6	2.7	3.87	93.47	11.78	382.05	23.3	30.75	42.36	13.03	38	2.06	2.93	139.17	2.88	71.38	30.21	5.53	1	31.02	13.41	25.25	1.06	2.08	28.19	6.44	583.29	2.81	0.62	26.1	14.28	129.58	11.76	0.22	45.45	0.02
57.83	31.33	7.44	13.06	20.16	315.83	20.5	32.07	80.41	80.38	28.52	2014	77.3	21.14	13.26	6.13	40.96	23.5	225.89	5.32	0.55	5.97	2.75	3.77	91.19	11.65	388.37	21.73	30.74	41.93	12.59	34.96	2.14	2.89	134.92	2.91	67.49	29.12	5.48	0.99	30.66	13.05	25.44	1.01	1.98	26.57	7.03	608.85	2.69	0.61	25.03	14.06	126.15	11.36	0.21	46.03	0.02
54.91	30.28	7.66	12.49	19.73	310.85	20.32	31.9	78.04	90.61	27.22	2013	75.2	20.4	12.99	6.06	39.24	22.85	212.94	5.39	0.57	5.92	2.76	3.42	89.65	10.93	377.91	21	30.57	39.98	11.43	32.68	2.13	2.88	129.1	2.92	65.82	31.33	5.28	0.95	29.12	12.38	24.14	0.89	1.87	26.38	6.74	595.4	2.84	0.62	24.09	13.99	124.2	11.44	0.21	42.22	0.02
52.18	28.6	7.78	11.69	20.32	316.88	20.55	29.81	77.72	99.53	25.87	2012	70.62	20	13.32	5.86	38.21	22.06	207.95	4.37	0.53	5.89	2.87	3.46	88.73	11.36	372.38	20.5	30.51	40.24	9.47	30.67	2.03	2.67	124.17	2.91	61.52	31.12	5.12	0.96	29.71	12.34	22.64	0.97	1.79	25.43	6.57	583.02	2.74	0.61	22.78	14.83	122.86	11.52	0.21	38.6	0.02

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