South Africa's co₂ emissions rose from 361.7 Mt in 1995 to 439.8 Mt in 2024.
South Africa · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
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South Africa's co₂ per capita fell from 8.1 t in 1995 to 6.9 t in 2024.
South Africa's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita fell from 7.7 t in 1994 to 5.1 t in 2023.
South Africa's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 10,268.7 Mt in 1995 to 22,827.0 Mt in 2024.
South Africa's share of global co₂ emissions fell from 1.5 % in 1995 to 1.1 % in 2024.
South Africa's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 495.9 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 542.7 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
157th of 209 · 45th in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 11.1 t CO₂e in 1995 to 8.5 t CO₂e in 2024.
South Africa's co₂ intensity fell from 1.3 in 1993 to 0.6 in 2022.
South Africa's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 799.4 in 2000 to 699.3 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsdown −2.2 %22nd of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +0.9 %28th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalup +2.1 %7th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oildown −7.6 %35th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +0.6 %66th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changedown −0.5 %78th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesup +0.017th of 205