South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2000

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2000?

South Africa emitted 378.31 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2000. This represents 1.48% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2000?

In 2000, South Africa emitted 8.08 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 46813272.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 378.31 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2000 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	33.3	0.71
Gas	3.2	0.07
Coal	337.88	7.22
Cement	3.67	0.08
Flaring	0.25	0.01

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