Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) .. - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Source: International Energy Agency.
| Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) .. - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2005) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 | Africa | 593,960 |
| 2 | North Africa | 83,440 |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 78,290 |
| 4 | Sudan | 67,310 |
| 5 | South Africa | 59,200 |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 50,320 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 47,740 |
| 8 | Tanzania | 39,460 |
| 9 | Angola | 37,020 |
| 10 | Egypt | 32,960 |
| 11 | Algeria | 24,310 |
| 12 | Kenya | 20,310 |
| 13 | Zambia | 16,770 |
| 14 | Ivory Coast | 15,320 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 15,110 |
| 16 | Morocco | 13,240 |
| 17 | Mozambique | 11,680 |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 10,400 |
| 19 | Ghana | 8,630 |
| 20 | Libya | 8,540 |
| 21 | Senegal | 6,340 |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,750 |
| 23 | Benin | 4,840 |
| 24 | Botswana | 4,480 |
| 25 | Tunisia | 4,390 |
| 26 | Namibia | 4,260 |
| 27 | Togo | 2,840 |
| 28 | Eritrea | 2,410 |
| 29 | Gabon | 2,040 |
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