Climate - Intelpoint

Emissions are rising again to reach pre-pandemic levels

Global emissions and Africa’s climate vulnerability 2023

Key takeaways:

Asia contributes more than 50% to global emission
CO2 contributes to the rise of climate disaster
Africa's vulnerability to climate change can be attributed to its limited adaptive capacity and high exposure to severe climate risks.

Impact of flood in Nigeria People displaced and killed in 2022

Flood incidents affected 4.47 million people in Nigeria in 2022, displacing 2.4 million people and resulting in 665 deaths. Though Bayelsa was worst hit with 1.2 million displacements, Jigawa recorded 103 deaths from 68k+ displacements.

Africa contributed only 3.9% of the global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels in 2022

In 2022, Africa accounted for only 3.9% (1.4b tonnes) of the world's CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with Asia being the primary contributor at 19.1b tonnes. This chart shows the variations in regional contributions to global Carbon (CO2) emissions over the past ten years.

Nigeria accounted for less than 1% of CO2 emissions in 2022 among the top ten most populous countries

The top ten most populous countries as of 2022 emitted a total of 23b tonnes of CO2 from fossil fuels, with China accounting for 49%, and the US, 22%. Pakistan, Nigeria, and Bangladesh each contributed less than 1% of the total.