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CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)

Annual CO₂ emissions per capita, via Our World in Data. Source: OWID. Filtered to the 54 African states. Refreshed 2026-07-28.

4,197 rows· 6 columns· Africa (54 countries), 1884–2024· Source: OWID· Updated 1 Aug 2026

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iso3	country	region	year #	value #	unit
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1916	0.0006419031	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1917	0.0012771984	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1918	0.0031769325	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1919	0.0031571276	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1920	0.0037603965	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1921	0.0043493058	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1922	0.0043066936	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1923	0.0024340036	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1924	0.00481467	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1925	0.005357156	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1926	0.0064758947	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1927	0.009316276	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1928	0.011485059	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1929	0.012478749	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1930	0.012864212	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1931	0.014877537	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1932	0.016805604	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1933	0.017591037	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1934	0.019898007	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1935	0.018538017	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1936	0.0070609855	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1937	0.009429192	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1938	0.0044057337	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1939	0.021176292	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1940	0.030772531	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1941	0.03960487	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1942	0.06239821	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1943	0.057818197	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1944	0.060518295	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1945	0.0736583	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1946	0.089851215	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1947	0.08638843	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1948	0.09181947	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1949	0.10236545	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1950	0.41954175	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1951	0.4456566	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1952	0.40847814	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1953	0.4092041	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1954	0.4146334	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1955	0.449535	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1956	0.47652793	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1957	0.51663953	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1958	0.47601697	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1959	0.5055593	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1960	0.5384051	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1961	0.52076566	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1962	0.47971538	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1963	0.45227	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1964	0.46331143	tonnes per person
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1965	0.5327951	tonnes per person

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Data dictionary

Column	Type	Description
iso3	text	ISO-3166 alpha-3 country code
country	text	Country name
region	text	African subregion
year	number	Calendar year
value	number	Observed value
unit	text	Unit of measure

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LeadAfrik Public Economics Hub. "CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)." Source: OWID. Updated 1 Aug 2026. Retrieved from https://www.leadafrik.com/data/explore/owid-co2-per-capita

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