CO2 emissions from land use in South Africa in 2024 — 3.81 Mt. Ranked 120 in the world out of 197. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 52.5%.
1850–2024 · million tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | Mt | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.81 | −0.02 | −0.47% |
| 2023 | 3.83 | +0.12 | +3.29% |
| 2022 | 3.71 | +0.47 | +14.33% |
| 2021 | 3.24 | +0.46 | +16.69% |
| 2020 | 2.78 | +0.4 | +16.76% |
| 2019 | 2.38 | +2.06 | +646.39% |
| 2018 | 0.32 | +1.39 | +129.7% |
| 2017 | -1.07 | −3.16 | −151.61% |
| 2016 | 2.08 | −2.02 | −49.26% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | −0.4 | −8.81% |
| 2014 | 4.5 | −3.64 | −44.74% |
| 2013 | 8.14 | −3.37 | −29.25% |
| 2012 | 11.5 | +1.38 | +13.61% |
| 2011 | 10.13 | −3.92 | −27.92% |
| 2010 | 14.05 | −12.58 | −47.24% |
| 2009 | 26.62 | −9.68 | −26.66% |
| 2008 | 36.3 | −10.27 | −22.05% |
| 2007 | 46.57 | +8.42 | +22.07% |
| 2006 | 38.15 | +4 | +11.72% |
| 2005 | 34.14 | −8 | −18.98% |
| 2004 | 42.14 | −2.05 | −4.63% |
| 2003 | 44.19 | −5.78 | −11.56% |
| 2002 | 49.97 | −8.29 | −14.23% |
| 2001 | 58.26 | −3.74 | −6.03% |
| 2000 | 61.99 | −10.28 | −14.22% |
| 1999 | 72.27 | −0.78 | −1.07% |
| 1998 | 73.05 | −1.99 | −2.65% |
| 1997 | 75.04 | −4.94 | −6.18% |
| 1996 | 79.98 | −4.66 | −5.5% |
| 1995 | 84.63 | +5.47 | +6.91% |
| 1994 | 79.17 | −3.54 | −4.28% |
| 1993 | 82.71 | −12.8 | −13.4% |
| 1992 | 95.5 | +4.47 | +4.91% |
| 1991 | 91.03 | +9.83 | +12.11% |
| 1990 | 81.2 | −0.15 | −0.18% |
| 1989 | 81.35 | +2.94 | +3.75% |
| 1988 | 78.4 | +5.38 | +7.37% |
| 1987 | 73.02 | +3.83 | +5.54% |
| 1986 | 69.19 | −9.58 | −12.17% |
| 1985 | 78.77 | +18.18 | +30% |
| 1984 | 60.59 | −2.14 | −3.41% |
| 1983 | 62.74 | +0.95 | +1.53% |
| 1982 | 61.79 | −0.67 | −1.07% |
| 1981 | 62.46 | +0.8 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 61.66 | +0.37 | +0.61% |
| 1979 | 61.29 | −2.43 | −3.81% |
| 1978 | 63.71 | −3.6 | −5.35% |
| 1977 | 67.31 | −2.08 | −3% |
| 1976 | 69.4 | −2.58 | −3.58% |
| 1975 | 71.98 | −2.17 | −2.93% |
| 1974 | 74.15 | −1.4 | −1.86% |
| 1973 | 75.55 | −1.85 | −2.4% |
| 1972 | 77.4 | −0.97 | −1.24% |
| 1971 | 78.38 | −0.55 | −0.7% |
| 1970 | 78.93 | +0.5 | +0.64% |
| 1969 | 78.43 | +1.08 | +1.39% |
| 1968 | 77.35 | +2.23 | +2.97% |
| 1967 | 75.12 | +4.77 | +6.78% |
| 1966 | 70.35 | +9.9 | +16.38% |
| 1965 | 60.45 | −1.92 | −3.07% |
| 1964 | 62.37 | −3.53 | −5.36% |
| 1963 | 65.9 | −5.72 | −7.98% |
| 1962 | 71.61 | −10.95 | −13.27% |
| 1961 | 82.56 | −26.14 | −24.05% |
| 1960 | 108.71 | +13.99 | +14.77% |
| 1959 | 94.71 | +0.86 | +0.92% |
| 1958 | 93.85 | +1.25 | +1.35% |
| 1957 | 92.6 | +0.62 | +0.67% |
| 1956 | 91.99 | +1.34 | +1.48% |
| 1955 | 90.64 | +1.24 | +1.38% |
| 1954 | 89.41 | +0.96 | +1.08% |
| 1953 | 88.45 | +3 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 85.45 | +2.31 | +2.78% |
| 1951 | 83.14 | +5.83 | +7.54% |
| 1950 | 77.31 | −0.43 | −0.55% |
| 1949 | 77.74 | +0.97 | +1.27% |
| 1948 | 76.77 | +1.06 | +1.39% |
| 1947 | 75.71 | +1.13 | +1.52% |
| 1946 | 74.58 | +1.34 | +1.83% |
| 1945 | 73.24 | +1.9 | +2.66% |
| 1944 | 71.35 | +1.96 | +2.83% |
| 1943 | 69.39 | +2.91 | +4.37% |
| 1942 | 66.48 | +4.02 | +6.43% |
| 1941 | 62.46 | +6.22 | +11.05% |
| 1940 | 56.25 | +11.44 | +25.54% |
| 1939 | 44.8 | +0.08 | +0.18% |
| 1938 | 44.72 | +0.2 | +0.46% |
| 1937 | 44.52 | +0.32 | +0.73% |
| 1936 | 44.2 | +0.13 | +0.29% |
| 1935 | 44.07 | +0.02 | +0.03% |
| 1934 | 44.05 | +0.65 | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 43.4 | +0.41 | +0.95% |
| 1932 | 42.99 | +0.44 | +1.02% |
| 1931 | 42.56 | +0.77 | +1.84% |
| 1930 | 41.79 | +1.11 | +2.74% |
| 1929 | 40.68 | +0.38 | +0.95% |
| 1928 | 40.29 | +0.17 | +0.42% |
| 1927 | 40.12 | +0.28 | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 39.85 | +0.41 | +1.05% |
| 1925 | 39.43 | +0.42 | +1.07% |
| 1924 | 39.01 | +0.63 | +1.64% |
| 1923 | 38.38 | +0.55 | +1.46% |
| 1922 | 37.83 | +1.15 | +3.13% |
| 1921 | 36.68 | +1.45 | +4.11% |
| 1920 | 35.23 | +2.6 | +7.96% |
| 1919 | 32.63 | −0.07 | −0.22% |
| 1918 | 32.71 | +0.08 | +0.23% |
| 1917 | 32.63 | +0.15 | +0.46% |
| 1916 | 32.48 | −0 | −0.01% |
| 1915 | 32.48 | +0.02 | +0.07% |
| 1914 | 32.46 | −0.08 | −0.26% |
| 1913 | 32.54 | +0.11 | +0.34% |
| 1912 | 32.43 | −0.03 | −0.09% |
| 1911 | 32.46 | −0.09 | −0.29% |
| 1910 | 32.56 | −0.5 | −1.5% |
| 1909 | 33.05 | +0.26 | +0.79% |
| 1908 | 32.8 | +0.31 | +0.97% |
| 1907 | 32.48 | +0.31 | +0.97% |
| 1906 | 32.17 | +0.3 | +0.93% |
| 1905 | 31.87 | +0.45 | +1.44% |
| 1904 | 31.42 | +0.55 | +1.78% |
| 1903 | 30.87 | +0.55 | +1.81% |
| 1902 | 30.32 | +0.85 | +2.88% |
| 1901 | 29.47 | +1.2 | +4.25% |
| 1900 | 28.27 | +2.09 | +7.97% |
| 1899 | 26.19 | +0.34 | +1.33% |
| 1898 | 25.84 | +0.34 | +1.32% |
| 1897 | 25.51 | +0.35 | +1.38% |
| 1896 | 25.16 | +0.48 | +1.93% |
| 1895 | 24.68 | +0.63 | +2.6% |
| 1894 | 24.06 | +0.67 | +2.87% |
| 1893 | 23.38 | +1.01 | +4.52% |
| 1892 | 22.37 | +1.43 | +6.8% |
| 1891 | 20.95 | +2.13 | +11.33% |
| 1890 | 18.82 | +4.4 | +30.51% |
| 1889 | 14.42 | −0.17 | −1.13% |
| 1888 | 14.58 | −0.23 | −1.53% |
| 1887 | 14.81 | −0.23 | −1.55% |
| 1886 | 15.04 | −0.33 | −2.15% |
| 1885 | 15.37 | −0.48 | −3.03% |
| 1884 | 15.85 | −0.44 | −2.68% |
| 1883 | 16.29 | −0.75 | −4.42% |
| 1882 | 17.04 | −1.15 | −6.3% |
| 1881 | 18.19 | −1.95 | −9.68% |
| 1880 | 20.14 | −3.76 | −15.74% |
| 1879 | 23.9 | +0.38 | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 23.52 | +0.6 | +2.6% |
| 1877 | 22.93 | +0.7 | +3.15% |
| 1876 | 22.23 | +0.7 | +3.27% |
| 1875 | 21.52 | +0.97 | +4.73% |
| 1874 | 20.55 | +1.22 | +6.33% |
| 1873 | 19.33 | +1.51 | +8.47% |
| 1872 | 17.82 | +2.15 | +13.72% |
| 1871 | 15.67 | +3.34 | +27.08% |
| 1870 | 12.33 | +6.35 | +106.34% |
| 1869 | 5.98 | +0.06 | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 5.91 | +0.08 | +1.42% |
| 1867 | 5.83 | +0.05 | +0.95% |
| 1866 | 5.77 | +0.16 | +2.81% |
| 1865 | 5.61 | +0.13 | +2.37% |
| 1864 | 5.48 | +0.18 | +3.3% |
| 1863 | 5.31 | +0.24 | +4.69% |
| 1862 | 5.07 | +0.32 | +6.69% |
| 1861 | 4.75 | +0.43 | +10.02% |
| 1860 | 4.32 | +0.88 | +25.47% |
| 1859 | 3.44 | +0.05 | +1.44% |
| 1858 | 3.39 | +0.05 | +1.59% |
| 1857 | 3.34 | +0.08 | +2.3% |
| 1856 | 3.27 | +0.08 | +2.58% |
| 1855 | 3.18 | +0.1 | +3.18% |
| 1854 | 3.09 | +0.09 | +3.07% |
| 1853 | 2.99 | +0.1 | +3.38% |
| 1852 | 2.9 | +0.17 | +6.24% |
| 1851 | 2.73 | +0.23 | +9% |
| 1850 | 2.5 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.
Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
All greenhouse gases except emissions from deforestation and land-use change.
Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
Emissions Greenhouse gas emissionsAll greenhouse gases in CO2 equivalent, including methane and nitrous oxide.
Agriculture Agricultural landHow much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.
