CO2 emissions in South Africa in 2024 — 439.83 Mt. Ranked 200 in the world out of 214. Since 1884, the indicator has risen by 1,999,131.8%.
1884–2024 · million tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | Mt | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 439.83 | +3.23 | +0.74% |
| 2023 | 436.6 | +7.82 | +1.82% |
| 2022 | 428.78 | −10.68 | −2.43% |
| 2021 | 439.46 | +4.17 | +0.96% |
| 2020 | 435.3 | −35.43 | −7.53% |
| 2019 | 470.73 | +16.96 | +3.74% |
| 2018 | 453.77 | +13.76 | +3.13% |
| 2017 | 440.01 | −17.04 | −3.73% |
| 2016 | 457.05 | −0.42 | −0.09% |
| 2015 | 457.47 | −24.17 | −5.02% |
| 2014 | 481.64 | +25.45 | +5.58% |
| 2013 | 456.19 | −5.25 | −1.14% |
| 2012 | 461.44 | −12.84 | −2.71% |
| 2011 | 474.27 | +6.92 | +1.48% |
| 2010 | 467.35 | −7.16 | −1.51% |
| 2009 | 474.51 | −20.16 | −4.08% |
| 2008 | 494.67 | +29.64 | +6.37% |
| 2007 | 465.03 | +18.29 | +4.09% |
| 2006 | 446.74 | +30.54 | +7.34% |
| 2005 | 416.21 | −33.12 | −7.37% |
| 2004 | 449.32 | +44.92 | +11.11% |
| 2003 | 404.41 | +47.91 | +13.44% |
| 2002 | 356.5 | −15.1 | −4.06% |
| 2001 | 371.6 | −6.73 | −1.78% |
| 2000 | 378.33 | +3.46 | +0.92% |
| 1999 | 374.87 | −2.4 | −0.64% |
| 1998 | 377.27 | −7.94 | −2.06% |
| 1997 | 385.22 | +21.48 | +5.91% |
| 1996 | 363.73 | +2.02 | +0.56% |
| 1995 | 361.71 | +23.01 | +6.79% |
| 1994 | 338.7 | +18.35 | +5.73% |
| 1993 | 320.35 | +19.02 | +6.31% |
| 1992 | 301.33 | −24.7 | −7.58% |
| 1991 | 326.03 | +13.1 | +4.18% |
| 1990 | 312.93 | −27.78 | −8.15% |
| 1989 | 340.72 | −1.95 | −0.57% |
| 1988 | 342.66 | +13.99 | +4.26% |
| 1987 | 328.67 | −1.83 | −0.55% |
| 1986 | 330.5 | +6.64 | +2.05% |
| 1985 | 323.87 | +8.27 | +2.62% |
| 1984 | 315.6 | +23.69 | +8.12% |
| 1983 | 291.91 | +11.47 | +4.09% |
| 1982 | 280.44 | +23.36 | +9.09% |
| 1981 | 257.08 | +28.88 | +12.65% |
| 1980 | 228.2 | +9.53 | +4.36% |
| 1979 | 218.67 | +16.79 | +8.32% |
| 1978 | 201.88 | +2.14 | +1.07% |
| 1977 | 199.74 | +6.83 | +3.54% |
| 1976 | 192.91 | +7.9 | +4.27% |
| 1975 | 185.01 | +8.46 | +4.79% |
| 1974 | 176.55 | +3.2 | +1.84% |
| 1973 | 173.35 | +1.8 | +1.05% |
| 1972 | 171.56 | +3.15 | +1.87% |
| 1971 | 168.41 | +18.79 | +12.55% |
| 1970 | 149.62 | +6.48 | +4.53% |
| 1969 | 143.14 | +5.19 | +3.76% |
| 1968 | 137.95 | +4.19 | +3.14% |
| 1967 | 133.76 | +5.52 | +4.31% |
| 1966 | 128.24 | +0.1 | +0.07% |
| 1965 | 128.14 | +8.59 | +7.19% |
| 1964 | 119.55 | +9.82 | +8.95% |
| 1963 | 109.73 | +4.05 | +3.84% |
| 1962 | 105.67 | +3.55 | +3.48% |
| 1961 | 102.12 | +4.27 | +4.37% |
| 1960 | 97.85 | +3.37 | +3.57% |
| 1959 | 94.47 | −1.78 | −1.85% |
| 1958 | 96.25 | +6.61 | +7.37% |
| 1957 | 89.64 | +2.39 | +2.74% |
| 1956 | 87.25 | +4.32 | +5.21% |
| 1955 | 82.93 | +9.05 | +12.25% |
| 1954 | 73.88 | +2.91 | +4.09% |
| 1953 | 70.97 | +0.14 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 70.83 | +5.76 | +8.86% |
| 1951 | 65.07 | +4.15 | +6.82% |
| 1950 | 60.91 | +0.33 | +0.54% |
| 1949 | 60.59 | +3.49 | +6.11% |
| 1948 | 57.1 | +1.26 | +2.26% |
| 1947 | 55.83 | −0.21 | −0.37% |
| 1946 | 56.04 | +0.17 | +0.31% |
| 1945 | 55.87 | +1.3 | +2.38% |
| 1944 | 54.57 | +5.8 | +11.9% |
| 1943 | 48.76 | +0.34 | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 48.42 | +4.1 | +9.24% |
| 1941 | 44.33 | +2.81 | +6.77% |
| 1940 | 41.52 | +1.36 | +3.39% |
| 1939 | 40.16 | +1.46 | +3.77% |
| 1938 | 38.7 | +1.88 | +5.11% |
| 1937 | 36.82 | +1.56 | +4.44% |
| 1936 | 35.25 | +3.1 | +9.62% |
| 1935 | 32.16 | +3.29 | +11.38% |
| 1934 | 28.87 | +3.54 | +13.97% |
| 1933 | 25.33 | +1.88 | +8% |
| 1932 | 23.46 | −2.11 | −8.26% |
| 1931 | 25.57 | −3.16 | −10.98% |
| 1930 | 28.72 | −2.05 | −6.65% |
| 1929 | 30.77 | +1.15 | +3.87% |
| 1928 | 29.62 | +0.06 | +0.21% |
| 1927 | 29.56 | −0.87 | −2.86% |
| 1926 | 30.43 | +1.48 | +5.1% |
| 1925 | 28.95 | +1.18 | +4.23% |
| 1924 | 27.78 | +1.33 | +5.04% |
| 1923 | 26.44 | +4.66 | +21.38% |
| 1922 | 21.79 | −3.63 | −14.28% |
| 1921 | 25.41 | −0.25 | −0.98% |
| 1920 | 25.67 | +2.53 | +10.93% |
| 1919 | 23.14 | +0.92 | +4.12% |
| 1918 | 22.22 | −1.12 | −4.79% |
| 1917 | 23.34 | +1.53 | +7.01% |
| 1916 | 21.81 | +3.3 | +17.83% |
| 1915 | 18.51 | +0.11 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 18.4 | −0.58 | −3.07% |
| 1913 | 18.98 | +1.63 | +9.42% |
| 1912 | 17.35 | +1.01 | +6.17% |
| 1911 | 16.34 | −0.64 | −3.76% |
| 1910 | 16.98 | +2 | +13.38% |
| 1909 | 14.98 | +1.97 | +15.13% |
| 1908 | 13.01 | +0.36 | +2.81% |
| 1907 | 12.65 | +1.19 | +10.35% |
| 1906 | 11.47 | +1.44 | +14.33% |
| 1905 | 10.03 | +1.26 | +14.37% |
| 1904 | 8.77 | +0.99 | +12.67% |
| 1903 | 7.78 | +1.96 | +33.57% |
| 1902 | 5.83 | +1.92 | +49.04% |
| 1901 | 3.91 | +1.58 | +67.77% |
| 1900 | 2.33 | −3.19 | −57.77% |
| 1899 | 5.52 | −0.53 | −8.78% |
| 1898 | 6.05 | +1.27 | +26.6% |
| 1897 | 4.78 | +0.52 | +12.21% |
| 1896 | 4.26 | +0.92 | +27.56% |
| 1895 | 3.34 | +0.91 | +37.2% |
| 1894 | 2.43 | +0.63 | +35.24% |
| 1893 | 1.8 | +1.32 | +274.79% |
| 1892 | 0.48 | +0.18 | +61.62% |
| 1891 | 0.3 | +0 | +0% |
| 1890 | 0.3 | +0.17 | +125% |
| 1889 | 0.13 | +0.05 | +62.96% |
| 1888 | 0.08 | +0.03 | +68.75% |
| 1887 | 0.05 | +0 | +0% |
| 1886 | 0.05 | +0.01 | +29.73% |
| 1885 | 0.04 | +0.02 | +68.18% |
| 1884 | 0.02 | — | — |
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Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion and industrial processes (cement production above all), in million tonnes. These are production-based emissions: they are attributed to the country where the fuel was burned, regardless of who consumed the goods produced. The estimates come from the Global Carbon Project, and the series begins in 1750.
Important: Does not include emissions from land-use change and deforestation — those are covered by a separate indicator.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
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