South Africa Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
569.809.610
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,59%
increase
Global Share
1,07%
Per Capita
9,31
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in South Africa were 569.809.610 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,59% over the previous year, representing an increase by 14.364.322 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 555.445.288 tons.
- Per capita: 9,31 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- South Africa accounts for 1,07% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 569.809.610 | 440.167.752 | 93.228.469 | 19.054.732 | 17.358.657 | 9,31 | 2,59% | 1,07% |
| 2023 | 555.445.288 | 427.266.926 | 92.823.234 | 19.024.421 | 16.330.706 | 9,16 | −0,11% | 1,06% |
| 2022 | 556.079.941 | 429.328.119 | 92.523.722 | 18.919.989 | 15.308.111 | 9,27 | −3,36% | 1,07% |
| 2021 | 575.429.206 | 448.563.485 | 92.706.420 | 19.884.496 | 14.274.805 | 9,69 | −0,27% | 1,12% |
| 2020 | 576.999.021 | 450.861.655 | 94.494.090 | 18.424.913 | 13.218.362 | 9,83 | −4,58% | 1,18% |
| 2019 | 604.701.921 | 477.544.641 | 96.803.607 | 18.113.348 | 12.240.325 | 10,41 | 0,72% | 1,19% |
| 2018 | 600.392.902 | 473.418.229 | 97.103.298 | 18.633.666 | 11.237.709 | 10,46 | 0,22% | 1,19% |
| 2017 | 599.071.597 | 469.583.342 | 99.671.783 | 19.709.726 | 10.106.746 | 10,56 | 2,9% | 1,21% |
| 2016 | 582.204.182 | 460.195.946 | 94.267.236 | 18.574.728 | 9.166.273 | 10,39 | −0,47% | 1,20% |
| 2015 | 584.949.937 | 462.267.707 | 96.040.647 | 18.402.560 | 8.239.024 | 10,58 | −4,25% | 1,21% |
| 2014 | 610.893.022 | 486.600.727 | 97.215.583 | 19.519.123 | 7.557.590 | 11,2 | 2,3% | 1,26% |
| 2013 | 597.176.312 | 475.089.095 | 96.197.915 | 18.833.011 | 7.056.291 | 11,11 | 2,48% | 1,24% |
| 2012 | 582.711.669 | 461.275.595 | 95.975.380 | 18.640.459 | 6.820.236 | 10,99 | 3,81% | 1,23% |
| 2011 | 561.316.593 | 443.971.858 | 92.361.904 | 18.265.409 | 6.717.422 | 10,74 | −3,47% | 1,20% |
| 2010 | 581.506.650 | 464.353.202 | 92.235.453 | 18.311.373 | 6.606.623 | 11,27 | 1,48% | 1,28% |
| 2009 | 573.052.465 | 456.945.887 | 91.530.853 | 18.014.508 | 6.561.217 | 11,24 | −5,27% | 1,33% |
| 2008 | 604.937.980 | 487.924.646 | 92.158.429 | 18.461.656 | 6.393.248 | 12 | 5,1% | 1,39% |
| 2007 | 575.599.443 | 459.952.075 | 90.084.164 | 19.193.817 | 6.369.386 | 11,54 | 3,98% | 1,33% |
| 2006 | 553.564.219 | 440.606.365 | 88.120.347 | 18.744.803 | 6.092.703 | 11,21 | 0,76% | 1,32% |
| 2005 | 549.402.561 | 436.255.381 | 87.937.382 | 19.378.477 | 5.831.320 | 11,25 | 2,31% | 1,34% |
| 2004 | 537.001.577 | 425.746.948 | 86.604.527 | 19.453.142 | 5.196.960 | 11,13 | 6,8% | 1,36% |
| 2003 | 502.807.980 | 393.575.979 | 85.686.599 | 19.064.069 | 4.481.333 | 10,55 | 5,65% | 1,32% |
| 2002 | 475.910.705 | 370.772.828 | 82.142.597 | 19.139.727 | 3.855.552 | 10,12 | 3,22% | 1,30% |
| 2001 | 461.086.059 | 357.378.824 | 82.207.959 | 18.212.950 | 3.286.326 | 9,94 | 2,54% | 1,28% |
| 2000 | 449.681.276 | 347.283.168 | 82.002.281 | 17.615.947 | 2.779.881 | 9,83 | 0,64% | 1,26% |
| 1999 | 446.837.180 | 340.766.359 | 84.681.917 | 19.226.404 | 2.162.500 | 9,92 | −3,73% | 1,28% |
| 1998 | 464.129.436 | 357.256.403 | 84.996.080 | 19.919.762 | 1.957.191 | 10,46 | 1,6% | 1,34% |
| 1997 | 456.821.892 | 351.198.878 | 83.935.763 | 19.943.412 | 1.743.839 | 10,46 | 4,43% | 1,32% |
| 1996 | 437.458.448 | 336.337.690 | 79.726.481 | 19.746.253 | 1.648.023 | 10,2 | 3,35% | 1,28% |
| 1995 | 423.264.359 | 325.178.498 | 78.612.012 | 18.172.150 | 1.301.698 | 10,06 | 4,65% | 1,26% |
| 1994 | 404.462.981 | 308.561.382 | 76.687.697 | 17.838.017 | 1.375.886 | 9,81 | 1,7% | 1,24% |
| 1993 | 397.687.953 | 301.790.719 | 76.569.257 | 18.023.623 | 1.304.354 | 9,87 | 1,07% | 1,23% |
| 1992 | 393.469.929 | 299.639.703 | 74.421.031 | 18.132.018 | 1.277.177 | 10 | −1,5% | 1,22% |
| 1991 | 399.478.723 | 306.115.051 | 75.733.920 | 16.415.688 | 1.214.064 | 10,39 | −1,87% | 1,24% |
| 1990 | 407.093.107 | 314.214.880 | 75.193.172 | 16.348.564 | 1.336.491 | 10,84 | 3,61% | 1,26% |
| 1989 | 392.915.114 | 301.444.648 | 74.135.193 | 15.987.950 | 1.347.322 | 10,69 | −0,31% | 1,23% |
| 1988 | 394.129.938 | 304.725.646 | 72.441.686 | 15.587.486 | 1.375.120 | 10,96 | 1,48% | 1,26% |
| 1987 | 388.397.964 | 301.131.852 | 70.668.583 | 15.190.289 | 1.407.240 | 11,02 | 4,6% | 1,28% |
| 1986 | 371.327.920 | 285.082.193 | 69.710.444 | 15.119.064 | 1.416.219 | 10,77 | −0,52% | 1,25% |
| 1985 | 373.268.823 | 287.403.493 | 69.142.083 | 15.315.667 | 1.407.580 | 11,07 | 1,49% | 1,28% |
| 1984 | 367.787.143 | 282.704.627 | 67.959.961 | 15.774.942 | 1.347.613 | 11,16 | 6,07% | 1,28% |
| 1983 | 346.731.391 | 265.167.401 | 64.680.611 | 15.645.468 | 1.237.910 | 10,79 | 0,98% | 1,24% |
| 1982 | 343.355.688 | 262.977.332 | 63.279.132 | 16.066.688 | 1.032.535 | 10,96 | 2,73% | 1,24% |
| 1981 | 334.219.326 | 256.483.998 | 60.588.086 | 16.249.094 | 898.147 | 10,95 | 5,2% | 1,20% |
| 1980 | 317.692.742 | 242.798.671 | 58.399.832 | 15.922.814 | 571.426 | 10,67 | 5,19% | 1,12% |
| 1979 | 302.031.046 | 228.566.453 | 57.141.647 | 15.801.666 | 521.279 | 10,41 | 3,37% | 1,05% |
| 1978 | 292.179.424 | 223.056.873 | 53.466.031 | 15.210.885 | 445.635 | 10,33 | −6,53% | 1,04% |
| 1977 | 312.578.772 | 245.097.522 | 51.952.669 | 15.131.855 | 396.727 | 11,33 | 0,72% | 1,15% |
| 1976 | 310.344.256 | 245.339.759 | 49.868.524 | 14.772.451 | 363.522 | 11,54 | 5,44% | 1,17% |
| 1975 | 294.321.940 | 230.922.101 | 48.545.157 | 14.526.567 | 328.115 | 11,23 | 6,59% | 1,16% |
| 1974 | 276.118.483 | 215.000.779 | 46.816.038 | 13.958.426 | 343.241 | 10,82 | 3,4% | 1,09% |
| 1973 | 267.039.236 | 208.259.399 | 45.048.252 | 13.453.502 | 278.083 | 10,75 | 7,7% | 1,05% |
| 1972 | 247.957.396 | 191.096.263 | 43.381.608 | 13.169.111 | 310.414 | 10,27 | 3,03% | 1,02% |
| 1971 | 240.657.383 | 184.459.622 | 43.007.232 | 12.957.258 | 233.271 | 10,25 | −0,21% | 1,03% |
| 1970 | 241.151.762 | 185.563.287 | 42.576.036 | 12.954.393 | 58.045 | 10,56 | – | 1,04% |
See also
- South Africa CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of South Africa
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).