🇨🇫 Central African Republic's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Central African Republic emitted around 69.5 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.12% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 13 tonnes per person per year, rated extremely high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 3.09 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 5.95% a year, over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up 66% of emissions, methane 19%, nitrous oxide 14% and F-gases 0.82%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Central African Republic's emissions have produced around 2,870 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact: 0.07% of the global total, or around 8.6 tonnes per person per year, rated very high.
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