South Africa
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry in South Africa, 2022.
2022 at a glance
- Total
- 429 million tonnes15th of 164 countries in 2022
- Per person
- 6.87 tonnes34th of 164 countries in 2022
- Per unit of GDP
- 0.593 kg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP)9th of 164 countries in 2022
In 2024, the latest year with a total, South Africa emitted 440 million tonnes.
The trend
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry in South Africa was 440 million tonnes in 2024, 41% more than in 1990. The highest yearly total between 1950 and 2024 was 495 million tonnes, in 2008.
Show the data as a table
| Year | Million tonnes |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.9 |
| 1955 | 82.9 |
| 1960 | 97.8 |
| 1965 | 128 |
| 1970 | 150 |
| 1975 | 185 |
| 1980 | 228 |
| 1985 | 324 |
| 1990 | 313 |
| 1995 | 362 |
| 2000 | 378 |
| 2005 | 416 |
| 2010 | 467 |
| 2015 | 457 |
| 2020 | 435 |
| 2024 | 440 |
By source, 2022
| Source | Million tonnes |
|---|---|
| Coal | 357 |
| Oil | 59.2 |
| Gas | 6.93 |
| Cement | 5.63 |
| Gas flaring | 0.0378 |
Compared with
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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