Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
6th
of 196 countries
All-time high
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1974
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic stood at 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1974.
That places Central African Republic 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1962 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -34.1% |
| 1975 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +83.4% |
| 1983 | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 7.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 6.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +83.4% | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 3 New Zealand 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 4 Australia 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 5 Uruguay 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 7 Lithuania 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 8 Palau 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 9 Belarus 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Central African Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 319.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 167.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 115.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1947 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Central African Republic was 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1974.
- How does Central African Republic rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.