South Africa CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
440,167,752
tons
Year-over-Year
+3.02%
increase
Global Share
1.1%
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% 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 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 427,266,926 | −0.48% | 7.05 | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 429,328,119 | −4.29% | 7.16 | 1.1% |
| 2021 | 448,563,485 | −0.51% | 7.56 | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 450,861,655 | −5.59% | 7.68 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 477,544,641 | 0.87% | 8.22 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 473,418,229 | 0.82% | 8.25 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 469,583,342 | 2.04% | 8.28 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | 460,195,946 | −0.45% | 8.22 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 462,267,707 | −5% | 8.36 | 1.3% |
| 2014 | 486,600,727 | 2.42% | 8.92 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 475,089,095 | 2.99% | 8.84 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 461,275,595 | 3.9% | 8.7 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 443,971,858 | −4.39% | 8.49 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 464,353,202 | 1.62% | 9 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 456,945,887 | −6.35% | 8.96 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 487,924,646 | 6.08% | 9.68 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 459,952,075 | 4.39% | 9.22 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 440,606,365 | 1% | 8.93 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 436,255,381 | 2.47% | 8.94 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | 425,746,948 | 8.17% | 8.82 | 1.5% |
| 2003 | 393,575,979 | 6.15% | 8.26 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 370,772,828 | 3.75% | 7.88 | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 357,378,824 | 2.91% | 7.7 | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 347,283,168 | 1.91% | 7.59 | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 340,766,359 | −4.62% | 7.56 | 1.4% |
| 1998 | 357,256,403 | 1.72% | 8.05 | 1.4% |
| 1997 | 351,198,878 | 4.42% | 8.04 | 1.4% |
| 1996 | 336,337,690 | 3.43% | 7.84 | 1.4% |
| 1995 | 325,178,498 | 5.39% | 7.73 | 1.4% |
| 1994 | 308,561,382 | 2.24% | 7.49 | 1.3% |
| 1993 | 301,790,719 | 0.72% | 7.49 | 1.3% |
| 1992 | 299,639,703 | −2.12% | 7.61 | 1.3% |
| 1991 | 306,115,051 | −2.58% | 7.96 | 1.3% |
| 1990 | 314,214,880 | 4.24% | 8.37 | 1.4% |
| 1989 | 301,444,648 | −1.08% | 8.2 | 1.3% |
| 1988 | 304,725,646 | 1.19% | 8.47 | 1.4% |
| 1987 | 301,131,852 | 5.63% | 8.55 | 1.4% |
| 1986 | 285,082,193 | −0.81% | 8.27 | 1.4% |
| 1985 | 287,403,493 | 1.66% | 8.52 | 1.4% |
| 1984 | 282,704,627 | 6.61% | 8.58 | 1.4% |
| 1983 | 265,167,401 | 0.83% | 8.25 | 1.4% |
| 1982 | 262,977,332 | 2.53% | 8.39 | 1.4% |
| 1981 | 256,483,998 | 5.64% | 8.4 | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 242,798,671 | 6.23% | 8.16 | 1.2% |
| 1979 | 228,566,453 | 2.47% | 7.88 | 1.1% |
| 1978 | 223,056,873 | −8.99% | 7.88 | 1.1% |
| 1977 | 245,097,522 | −0.1% | 8.88 | 1.3% |
| 1976 | 245,339,759 | 6.24% | 9.12 | 1.3% |
| 1975 | 230,922,101 | 7.41% | 8.81 | 1.3% |
| 1974 | 215,000,779 | 3.24% | 8.42 | 1.2% |
| 1973 | 208,259,399 | 8.98% | 8.39 | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 191,096,263 | 3.6% | 7.91 | 1.2% |
| 1971 | 184,459,622 | −0.59% | 7.86 | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 185,563,287 | – | 8.12 | 1.2% |
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).