South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2003
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2003?
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South Africa emitted 404.41 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2003.
This represents 1.46% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2003?
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In 2003, South Africa emitted 8.41 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 48104044.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 404.41 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2003 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
39.74 |
0.83 |
| Gas |
2.47 |
0.05 |
| Coal |
357.44 |
7.43 |
| Cement |
4.46 |
0.09 |
| Flaring |
0.29 |
0.01 |
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