African CO2 Emissions

African CO, Emissions SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT ALGERIA NIGERIA LIBYA MOROCCO ANGOLA TUNISIA KENYA GHANA 140 005 30 649 360 23 849 COMBINED WORLD EMISSIONS (EST.) 2007 46 368 57 287 184 508 EMISSIONS Measured in Kilotons (kt) = one thousand tons International Emissions 6 533 018 CHINA 9 801 95 194 5 832 194 11 227 UNITED STATES 1611 043 24 743 INDIA 1 536 099 RUSSIA 433 173 1 253 517 JAPAN 433 173 SOUTH AFRICA 368 016 BRAZIL WHAT ARE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS? Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement and include CO2 produced during use of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. SOURCES: MORE COOLNESS? data.worlbank.com #ODMACT www.google.com/publicdata afrographique.tumblr.com Infographic designed by @lvanisawesome