South Africa CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
440.167.752
tons
Year-over-Year
+3,02%
increase
Global Share
1,11%
Per Capita
7,19
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in South Africa were 440.167.752 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 3,02% over the previous year, representing an increase by 12.900.825 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 427.266.926 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in South Africa are equivalent to 7,19 tons per person, an increase by 0,14 over the figure of 7,05 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 2% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of South Africa
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 440.167.752 | 3,02% | 7,19 | 1,11% |
| 2023 | 427.266.926 | −0,48% | 7,05 | 1,09% |
| 2022 | 429.328.119 | −4,29% | 7,16 | 1,11% |
| 2021 | 448.563.485 | −0,51% | 7,56 | 1,17% |
| 2020 | 450.861.655 | −5,59% | 7,68 | 1,25% |
| 2019 | 477.544.641 | 0,87% | 8,22 | 1,26% |
| 2018 | 473.418.229 | 0,82% | 8,25 | 1,25% |
| 2017 | 469.583.342 | 2,04% | 8,28 | 1,27% |
| 2016 | 460.195.946 | −0,45% | 8,22 | 1,26% |
| 2015 | 462.267.707 | −5% | 8,36 | 1,27% |
| 2014 | 486.600.727 | 2,42% | 8,92 | 1,34% |
| 2013 | 475.089.095 | 2,99% | 8,84 | 1,31% |
| 2012 | 461.275.595 | 3,9% | 8,7 | 1,30% |
| 2011 | 443.971.858 | −4,39% | 8,49 | 1,27% |
| 2010 | 464.353.202 | 1,62% | 9 | 1,37% |
| 2009 | 456.945.887 | −6,35% | 8,96 | 1,43% |
| 2008 | 487.924.646 | 6,08% | 9,68 | 1,51% |
| 2007 | 459.952.075 | 4,39% | 9,22 | 1,43% |
| 2006 | 440.606.365 | 1% | 8,93 | 1,42% |
| 2005 | 436.255.381 | 2,47% | 8,94 | 1,45% |
| 2004 | 425.746.948 | 8,17% | 8,82 | 1,47% |
| 2003 | 393.575.979 | 6,15% | 8,26 | 1,42% |
| 2002 | 370.772.828 | 3,75% | 7,88 | 1,40% |
| 2001 | 357.378.824 | 2,91% | 7,7 | 1,37% |
| 2000 | 347.283.168 | 1,91% | 7,59 | 1,35% |
| 1999 | 340.766.359 | −4,62% | 7,56 | 1,37% |
| 1998 | 357.256.403 | 1,72% | 8,05 | 1,44% |
| 1997 | 351.198.878 | 4,42% | 8,04 | 1,43% |
| 1996 | 336.337.690 | 3,43% | 7,84 | 1,39% |
| 1995 | 325.178.498 | 5,39% | 7,73 | 1,37% |
| 1994 | 308.561.382 | 2,24% | 7,49 | 1,34% |
| 1993 | 301.790.719 | 0,72% | 7,49 | 1,32% |
| 1992 | 299.639.703 | −2,12% | 7,61 | 1,32% |
| 1991 | 306.115.051 | −2,58% | 7,96 | 1,34% |
| 1990 | 314.214.880 | 4,24% | 8,37 | 1,39% |
| 1989 | 301.444.648 | −1,08% | 8,2 | 1,35% |
| 1988 | 304.725.646 | 1,19% | 8,47 | 1,39% |
| 1987 | 301.131.852 | 5,63% | 8,55 | 1,42% |
| 1986 | 285.082.193 | −0,81% | 8,27 | 1,39% |
| 1985 | 287.403.493 | 1,66% | 8,52 | 1,42% |
| 1984 | 282.704.627 | 6,61% | 8,58 | 1,42% |
| 1983 | 265.167.401 | 0,83% | 8,25 | 1,37% |
| 1982 | 262.977.332 | 2,53% | 8,39 | 1,37% |
| 1981 | 256.483.998 | 5,64% | 8,4 | 1,32% |
| 1980 | 242.798.671 | 6,23% | 8,16 | 1,23% |
| 1979 | 228.566.453 | 2,47% | 7,88 | 1,14% |
| 1978 | 223.056.873 | −8,99% | 7,88 | 1,15% |
| 1977 | 245.097.522 | −0,1% | 8,88 | 1,30% |
| 1976 | 245.339.759 | 6,24% | 9,12 | 1,34% |
| 1975 | 230.922.101 | 7,41% | 8,81 | 1,33% |
| 1974 | 215.000.779 | 3,24% | 8,42 | 1,24% |
| 1973 | 208.259.399 | 8,98% | 8,39 | 1,19% |
| 1972 | 191.096.263 | 3,6% | 7,91 | 1,16% |
| 1971 | 184.459.622 | −0,59% | 7,86 | 1,18% |
| 1970 | 185.563.287 | – | 8,12 | 1,18% |
See also
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).