South Africa Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
569,809,610
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.59%
increase
Global Share
1.1%
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 2.6% 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 6.56 t).
- South Africa accounts for 1.1% 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% | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 555,445,288 | 427,266,926 | 92,823,234 | 19,024,421 | 16,330,706 | 9.16 | −0.11% | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 556,079,941 | 429,328,119 | 92,523,722 | 18,919,989 | 15,308,111 | 9.27 | −3.36% | 1.1% |
| 2021 | 575,429,206 | 448,563,485 | 92,706,420 | 19,884,496 | 14,274,805 | 9.69 | −0.27% | 1.1% |
| 2020 | 576,999,021 | 450,861,655 | 94,494,090 | 18,424,913 | 13,218,362 | 9.83 | −4.58% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 604,701,921 | 477,544,641 | 96,803,607 | 18,113,348 | 12,240,325 | 10.41 | 0.72% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 600,392,902 | 473,418,229 | 97,103,298 | 18,633,666 | 11,237,709 | 10.46 | 0.22% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 599,071,597 | 469,583,342 | 99,671,783 | 19,709,726 | 10,106,746 | 10.56 | 2.9% | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 582,204,182 | 460,195,946 | 94,267,236 | 18,574,728 | 9,166,273 | 10.39 | −0.47% | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 584,949,937 | 462,267,707 | 96,040,647 | 18,402,560 | 8,239,024 | 10.58 | −4.25% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 610,893,022 | 486,600,727 | 97,215,583 | 19,519,123 | 7,557,590 | 11.2 | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 597,176,312 | 475,089,095 | 96,197,915 | 18,833,011 | 7,056,291 | 11.11 | 2.48% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 582,711,669 | 461,275,595 | 95,975,380 | 18,640,459 | 6,820,236 | 10.99 | 3.81% | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 561,316,593 | 443,971,858 | 92,361,904 | 18,265,409 | 6,717,422 | 10.74 | −3.47% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 581,506,650 | 464,353,202 | 92,235,453 | 18,311,373 | 6,606,623 | 11.27 | 1.48% | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 573,052,465 | 456,945,887 | 91,530,853 | 18,014,508 | 6,561,217 | 11.24 | −5.27% | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 604,937,980 | 487,924,646 | 92,158,429 | 18,461,656 | 6,393,248 | 12 | 5.1% | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 575,599,443 | 459,952,075 | 90,084,164 | 19,193,817 | 6,369,386 | 11.54 | 3.98% | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 553,564,219 | 440,606,365 | 88,120,347 | 18,744,803 | 6,092,703 | 11.21 | 0.76% | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 549,402,561 | 436,255,381 | 87,937,382 | 19,378,477 | 5,831,320 | 11.25 | 2.31% | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 537,001,577 | 425,746,948 | 86,604,527 | 19,453,142 | 5,196,960 | 11.13 | 6.8% | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 502,807,980 | 393,575,979 | 85,686,599 | 19,064,069 | 4,481,333 | 10.55 | 5.65% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 475,910,705 | 370,772,828 | 82,142,597 | 19,139,727 | 3,855,552 | 10.12 | 3.22% | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 461,086,059 | 357,378,824 | 82,207,959 | 18,212,950 | 3,286,326 | 9.94 | 2.54% | 1.3% |
| 2000 | 449,681,276 | 347,283,168 | 82,002,281 | 17,615,947 | 2,779,881 | 9.83 | 0.64% | 1.3% |
| 1999 | 446,837,180 | 340,766,359 | 84,681,917 | 19,226,404 | 2,162,500 | 9.92 | −3.73% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 464,129,436 | 357,256,403 | 84,996,080 | 19,919,762 | 1,957,191 | 10.46 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 456,821,892 | 351,198,878 | 83,935,763 | 19,943,412 | 1,743,839 | 10.46 | 4.43% | 1.3% |
| 1996 | 437,458,448 | 336,337,690 | 79,726,481 | 19,746,253 | 1,648,023 | 10.2 | 3.35% | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 423,264,359 | 325,178,498 | 78,612,012 | 18,172,150 | 1,301,698 | 10.06 | 4.65% | 1.3% |
| 1994 | 404,462,981 | 308,561,382 | 76,687,697 | 17,838,017 | 1,375,886 | 9.81 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| 1993 | 397,687,953 | 301,790,719 | 76,569,257 | 18,023,623 | 1,304,354 | 9.87 | 1.07% | 1.2% |
| 1992 | 393,469,929 | 299,639,703 | 74,421,031 | 18,132,018 | 1,277,177 | 10 | −1.5% | 1.2% |
| 1991 | 399,478,723 | 306,115,051 | 75,733,920 | 16,415,688 | 1,214,064 | 10.39 | −1.87% | 1.2% |
| 1990 | 407,093,107 | 314,214,880 | 75,193,172 | 16,348,564 | 1,336,491 | 10.84 | 3.61% | 1.3% |
| 1989 | 392,915,114 | 301,444,648 | 74,135,193 | 15,987,950 | 1,347,322 | 10.69 | −0.31% | 1.2% |
| 1988 | 394,129,938 | 304,725,646 | 72,441,686 | 15,587,486 | 1,375,120 | 10.96 | 1.48% | 1.3% |
| 1987 | 388,397,964 | 301,131,852 | 70,668,583 | 15,190,289 | 1,407,240 | 11.02 | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| 1986 | 371,327,920 | 285,082,193 | 69,710,444 | 15,119,064 | 1,416,219 | 10.77 | −0.52% | 1.3% |
| 1985 | 373,268,823 | 287,403,493 | 69,142,083 | 15,315,667 | 1,407,580 | 11.07 | 1.49% | 1.3% |
| 1984 | 367,787,143 | 282,704,627 | 67,959,961 | 15,774,942 | 1,347,613 | 11.16 | 6.07% | 1.3% |
| 1983 | 346,731,391 | 265,167,401 | 64,680,611 | 15,645,468 | 1,237,910 | 10.79 | 0.98% | 1.2% |
| 1982 | 343,355,688 | 262,977,332 | 63,279,132 | 16,066,688 | 1,032,535 | 10.96 | 2.73% | 1.2% |
| 1981 | 334,219,326 | 256,483,998 | 60,588,086 | 16,249,094 | 898,147 | 10.95 | 5.2% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 317,692,742 | 242,798,671 | 58,399,832 | 15,922,814 | 571,426 | 10.67 | 5.19% | 1.1% |
| 1979 | 302,031,046 | 228,566,453 | 57,141,647 | 15,801,666 | 521,279 | 10.41 | 3.37% | 1.1% |
| 1978 | 292,179,424 | 223,056,873 | 53,466,031 | 15,210,885 | 445,635 | 10.33 | −6.53% | 1.0% |
| 1977 | 312,578,772 | 245,097,522 | 51,952,669 | 15,131,855 | 396,727 | 11.33 | 0.72% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 310,344,256 | 245,339,759 | 49,868,524 | 14,772,451 | 363,522 | 11.54 | 5.44% | 1.2% |
| 1975 | 294,321,940 | 230,922,101 | 48,545,157 | 14,526,567 | 328,115 | 11.23 | 6.59% | 1.2% |
| 1974 | 276,118,483 | 215,000,779 | 46,816,038 | 13,958,426 | 343,241 | 10.82 | 3.4% | 1.1% |
| 1973 | 267,039,236 | 208,259,399 | 45,048,252 | 13,453,502 | 278,083 | 10.75 | 7.7% | 1.1% |
| 1972 | 247,957,396 | 191,096,263 | 43,381,608 | 13,169,111 | 310,414 | 10.27 | 3.03% | 1.0% |
| 1971 | 240,657,383 | 184,459,622 | 43,007,232 | 12,957,258 | 233,271 | 10.25 | −0.21% | 1.0% |
| 1970 | 241,151,762 | 185,563,287 | 42,576,036 | 12,954,393 | 58,045 | 10.56 | – | 1.0% |
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).