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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 7.94 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Seychelles | 6.59 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Mauritius | 2.57 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Botswana | 2.32 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Namibia | 1.17 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Gabon | 0.912 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 0.891 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Swaziland | 0.865 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Mauritania | 0.864 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.613 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Angola | 0.573 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Djibouti | 0.479 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Senegal | 0.435 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Nigeria | 0.387 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Togo | 0.376 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Ghana | 0.364 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.343 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.325 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Cape Verde | 0.295 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Kenya | 0.268 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =21 | Sudan | 0.258 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =21 | Benin | 0.258 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Cameroon | 0.224 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 24 | The Gambia | 0.196 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Zambia | 0.194 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.181 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Eritrea | 0.173 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Guinea | 0.154 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Comoros | 0.153 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Liberia | 0.143 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Madagascar | 0.133 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 0.127 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Ethiopia | 0.107 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Tanzania | 0.104 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Niger | 0.092 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 0.084 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Mozambique | 0.082 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Malawi | 0.072 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Rwanda | 0.069 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =40 | Uganda | 0.064 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =40 | Central African Republic | 0.064 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Mali | 0.043 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =43 | Burundi | 0.033 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =43 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.033 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Chad | 0.013 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Somalia | 0.002 kt per 1,000 people | 1995 |
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Interesting observations about Environment > CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita
- Virgin Islands has had the highest CO2 emissions > kt > per capita since 1969.
- United States ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2003.
- Luxembourg ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Qatar ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
- South Africa ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
- Australia ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2003.
- 76 of the bottom 99 countries by CO2 emissions > kt > per capita are Hot countries.
- Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
- Canada ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2003.
- United Arab Emirates ranked second for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
