Greenhouse gases excluding land use in South Africa in 2024 — 508.19 Mt. Ranked 184 in the world out of 198. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 51,440.2%.
1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | Mt | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 508.19 | +0.93 | +0.18% |
| 2023 | 507.25 | +7.87 | +1.58% |
| 2022 | 499.39 | −10.64 | −2.09% |
| 2021 | 510.03 | +1.34 | +0.26% |
| 2020 | 508.69 | −37.63 | −6.89% |
| 2019 | 546.32 | +16.87 | +3.19% |
| 2018 | 529.45 | +13 | +2.52% |
| 2017 | 516.46 | −15.52 | −2.92% |
| 2016 | 531.97 | −1.39 | −0.26% |
| 2015 | 533.36 | −25.14 | −4.5% |
| 2014 | 558.5 | +26.36 | +4.95% |
| 2013 | 532.14 | −4.75 | −0.88% |
| 2012 | 536.89 | −9.62 | −1.76% |
| 2011 | 546.51 | +6.89 | +1.28% |
| 2010 | 539.63 | −6.43 | −1.18% |
| 2009 | 546.06 | −21.35 | −3.76% |
| 2008 | 567.41 | +30.9 | +5.76% |
| 2007 | 536.52 | +19.51 | +3.77% |
| 2006 | 517.01 | +30.11 | +6.18% |
| 2005 | 486.9 | −32.76 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | 519.66 | +46.23 | +9.76% |
| 2003 | 473.43 | +51.56 | +12.22% |
| 2002 | 421.87 | −15.15 | −3.47% |
| 2001 | 437.02 | −6.23 | −1.41% |
| 2000 | 443.25 | +1.1 | +0.25% |
| 1999 | 442.15 | −3.27 | −0.73% |
| 1998 | 445.42 | −7.42 | −1.64% |
| 1997 | 452.85 | +25.1 | +5.87% |
| 1996 | 427.75 | +3.56 | +0.84% |
| 1995 | 424.19 | +25.41 | +6.37% |
| 1994 | 398.78 | +19.16 | +5.05% |
| 1993 | 379.62 | +21.52 | +6.01% |
| 1992 | 358.1 | −23.65 | −6.2% |
| 1991 | 381.75 | +13.42 | +3.64% |
| 1990 | 368.34 | −27.61 | −6.97% |
| 1989 | 395.95 | −1 | −0.25% |
| 1988 | 396.95 | +15.4 | +4.04% |
| 1987 | 381.55 | −1.21 | −0.32% |
| 1986 | 382.76 | +7.11 | +1.89% |
| 1985 | 375.65 | +10.58 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 365.07 | +27.33 | +8.09% |
| 1983 | 337.74 | +12.69 | +3.91% |
| 1982 | 325.05 | +25.53 | +8.52% |
| 1981 | 299.52 | +31.63 | +11.81% |
| 1980 | 267.89 | +11.78 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 256.1 | +19.45 | +8.22% |
| 1978 | 236.66 | +3.67 | +1.58% |
| 1977 | 232.98 | +8.62 | +3.84% |
| 1976 | 224.36 | +9.44 | +4.39% |
| 1975 | 214.92 | +9.45 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 205.47 | +4.25 | +2.11% |
| 1973 | 201.22 | +3.12 | +1.57% |
| 1972 | 198.1 | +3.4 | +1.75% |
| 1971 | 194.7 | +19.28 | +10.99% |
| 1970 | 175.42 | +6.53 | +3.87% |
| 1969 | 168.89 | +6.01 | +3.69% |
| 1968 | 162.87 | +5.28 | +3.35% |
| 1967 | 157.59 | +6.43 | +4.25% |
| 1966 | 151.16 | +0.34 | +0.22% |
| 1965 | 150.83 | +9.89 | +7.02% |
| 1964 | 140.93 | +10.85 | +8.34% |
| 1963 | 130.08 | +4.74 | +3.78% |
| 1962 | 125.34 | +4.15 | +3.43% |
| 1961 | 121.19 | +4.88 | +4.19% |
| 1960 | 116.31 | +3.95 | +3.51% |
| 1959 | 112.36 | −1.64 | −1.44% |
| 1958 | 114 | +7.43 | +6.97% |
| 1957 | 106.57 | +2.94 | +2.84% |
| 1956 | 103.63 | +4.94 | +5% |
| 1955 | 98.69 | +10.12 | +11.42% |
| 1954 | 88.57 | +3.39 | +3.98% |
| 1953 | 85.18 | +0.41 | +0.49% |
| 1952 | 84.77 | +6.54 | +8.36% |
| 1951 | 78.22 | +4.74 | +6.45% |
| 1950 | 73.49 | +0.17 | +0.24% |
| 1949 | 73.31 | +4.1 | +5.92% |
| 1948 | 69.22 | +1.67 | +2.47% |
| 1947 | 67.55 | +0.06 | +0.09% |
| 1946 | 67.49 | +0.47 | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 67.01 | +1.71 | +2.61% |
| 1944 | 65.31 | +6.5 | +11.06% |
| 1943 | 58.81 | +0.57 | +0.97% |
| 1942 | 58.24 | +4.64 | +8.66% |
| 1941 | 53.6 | +3.23 | +6.42% |
| 1940 | 50.36 | +1.6 | +3.28% |
| 1939 | 48.76 | +1.71 | +3.62% |
| 1938 | 47.06 | +2.17 | +4.84% |
| 1937 | 44.89 | +1.82 | +4.23% |
| 1936 | 43.06 | +3.48 | +8.79% |
| 1935 | 39.58 | +3.69 | +10.27% |
| 1934 | 35.9 | +3.95 | +12.37% |
| 1933 | 31.94 | +2.14 | +7.17% |
| 1932 | 29.81 | −2.22 | −6.94% |
| 1931 | 32.03 | −3.36 | −9.49% |
| 1930 | 35.39 | −2.15 | −5.73% |
| 1929 | 37.54 | +1.29 | +3.56% |
| 1928 | 36.25 | +0.13 | +0.35% |
| 1927 | 36.12 | −0.89 | −2.4% |
| 1926 | 37.01 | +1.67 | +4.71% |
| 1925 | 35.34 | +1.34 | +3.94% |
| 1924 | 34.01 | +1.51 | +4.65% |
| 1923 | 32.49 | +5.13 | +18.73% |
| 1922 | 27.37 | −3.89 | −12.45% |
| 1921 | 31.26 | −0.22 | −0.7% |
| 1920 | 31.48 | +2.8 | +9.77% |
| 1919 | 28.68 | +1.02 | +3.7% |
| 1918 | 27.66 | −1.17 | −4.05% |
| 1917 | 28.82 | +1.71 | +6.31% |
| 1916 | 27.11 | +3.64 | +15.51% |
| 1915 | 23.47 | +0.17 | +0.72% |
| 1914 | 23.3 | −0.58 | −2.41% |
| 1913 | 23.88 | +1.82 | +8.24% |
| 1912 | 22.06 | +1.15 | +5.48% |
| 1911 | 20.92 | −0.64 | −2.99% |
| 1910 | 21.56 | +2.24 | +11.56% |
| 1909 | 19.33 | +2.2 | +12.83% |
| 1908 | 17.13 | +0.44 | +2.65% |
| 1907 | 16.69 | +1.35 | +8.8% |
| 1906 | 15.34 | +1.62 | +11.8% |
| 1905 | 13.72 | +1.43 | +11.61% |
| 1904 | 12.29 | +1.13 | +10.09% |
| 1903 | 11.17 | +2.18 | +24.3% |
| 1902 | 8.98 | +2.14 | +31.26% |
| 1901 | 6.84 | +1.77 | +34.89% |
| 1900 | 5.07 | −3.42 | −40.28% |
| 1899 | 8.5 | −0.53 | −5.88% |
| 1898 | 9.03 | +1.43 | +18.83% |
| 1897 | 7.6 | +0.61 | +8.75% |
| 1896 | 6.99 | +1.05 | +17.61% |
| 1895 | 5.94 | +1.03 | +20.96% |
| 1894 | 4.91 | +0.73 | +17.58% |
| 1893 | 4.18 | +1.48 | +54.84% |
| 1892 | 2.7 | +0.24 | +9.86% |
| 1891 | 2.46 | +0.04 | +1.74% |
| 1890 | 2.41 | +0.22 | +10.08% |
| 1889 | 2.19 | +0.08 | +3.98% |
| 1888 | 2.11 | +0.06 | +3.08% |
| 1887 | 2.05 | +0.03 | +1.39% |
| 1886 | 2.02 | +0.04 | +1.97% |
| 1885 | 1.98 | +0.04 | +2.22% |
| 1884 | 1.94 | +0.05 | +2.71% |
| 1883 | 1.88 | +0.03 | +1.45% |
| 1882 | 1.86 | +0.03 | +1.48% |
| 1881 | 1.83 | +0.03 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 1.8 | +0.04 | +2.15% |
| 1879 | 1.77 | +0.04 | +2.32% |
| 1878 | 1.73 | +0.04 | +2.43% |
| 1877 | 1.68 | +0.04 | +2.5% |
| 1876 | 1.64 | +0.04 | +2.56% |
| 1875 | 1.6 | +0.04 | +2.69% |
| 1874 | 1.56 | +0.04 | +2.63% |
| 1873 | 1.52 | +0.04 | +2.63% |
| 1872 | 1.48 | +0.04 | +2.63% |
| 1871 | 1.44 | +0.04 | +2.49% |
| 1870 | 1.41 | +0.02 | +1.51% |
| 1869 | 1.39 | +0.02 | +1.61% |
| 1868 | 1.37 | +0.02 | +1.64% |
| 1867 | 1.34 | +0.02 | +1.59% |
| 1866 | 1.32 | +0.02 | +1.61% |
| 1865 | 1.3 | +0.02 | +1.72% |
| 1864 | 1.28 | +0.02 | +1.67% |
| 1863 | 1.26 | +0.02 | +1.62% |
| 1862 | 1.24 | +0.02 | +1.73% |
| 1861 | 1.22 | +0.02 | +1.76% |
| 1860 | 1.2 | +0.02 | +1.79% |
| 1859 | 1.18 | +0.02 | +1.73% |
| 1858 | 1.16 | +0.02 | +1.85% |
| 1857 | 1.13 | +0.02 | +1.98% |
| 1856 | 1.11 | +0.02 | +1.92% |
| 1855 | 1.09 | +0.02 | +1.96% |
| 1854 | 1.07 | +0.02 | +2% |
| 1853 | 1.05 | +0.02 | +2.04% |
| 1852 | 1.03 | +0.02 | +2.09% |
| 1851 | 1.01 | +0.02 | +2.13% |
| 1850 | 0.99 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding land use, land-use change and forestry. The split is essential for comparing countries: in Brazil and Indonesia the contribution of deforestation is comparable to the whole of the rest of the economy, while for most developed countries land use comes out negative — forests are growing and absorb more than they release. The same list of countries therefore looks different under the two versions of the indicator.
Important: The difference from total greenhouse gases is exactly the contribution of land use — and it can be negative if a country's forests absorb more than they lose.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
All greenhouse gases in CO2 equivalent, including methane and nitrous oxide.
Emissions CO2 emissions from land useEmissions from deforestation and land-use change. They can be negative.
Emissions Methane emissionsHow much methane a country emits — converted into CO2 equivalent.
Emissions Greenhouse gases per capitaHow much greenhouse gas falls on each resident — all gases, not CO2 alone.
