Africa is almost Contribution Free

Africa is almost Contribution Free

2013

35 African countries are Contribution Free in ClimatePositions 2010 – 8 countries are not. See the global country list in the menu “Contributions”. The diagram shows Africa’s share of the global: 1) Population 13.52%, 2) GDP(ppp-$) 3.30%, 3) CO2 Emissions (2006-2010) 3.15%, and 4) Climate Contributions 0.95%. Africa is obviously not responsible for the climate change.

The 8 countries with their Climate Contributions (climate debt) per capita in 2010:

  1. Libya $571
  2. South Africa $442
  3. Mauritius $243
  4. Botswana $54
  5. Angola $31
  6. Tunisia $21
  7. Namibia $19
  8. Algeria $13
Source on CO2 emissions: EIA, U.S. Energy Information Administration (links in the menu “Calculations”).
Information on national GDP(ppp-$) per capita is from Worldbank (links in the menu “Calculations”). Read about GDP+ in the submenu ”Indicators”. 
Data on national and global populations are from the EIA, U.S. Energy Information Administration (links in the menu “Calculations”).

 

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