Central African Republic

CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in Central African Republic, 2022.

2022 at a glance

Total: 0.377 million tonnes161st of 164 countries in 2022
Per person: 0.074 tonnes162nd of 164 countries in 2022
Per unit of GDP: 0.101 kg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP)149th of 164 countries in 2022

In 2024, the latest year with a total, Central African Republic emitted 0.395 million tonnes.

The trend

CO2 emissions, Central African Republic, 1950 to 2024

CO2 from fossil fuels and industry in Central African Republic was 0.395 million tonnes in 2024, 115% more than in 1990. The highest yearly total between 1950 and 2024 was 0.395 million tonnes, in 2024.

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Every fifth year and the latest
Year	Million tonnes
1950	0.047
1955	0.0715
1960	0.0879
1965	0.0879
1970	0.209
1975	0.103
1980	0.106
1985	0.161
1990	0.183
1995	0.209
2000	0.125
2005	0.128
2010	0.169
2015	0.194
2020	0.333
2024	0.395

By source, 2022

CO2 by source, Central African Republic, 2022, million tonnes
Source	Million tonnes
Oil	0.377
Cement	0
Gas flaring	0

Sources

Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.

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