South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2005
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2005?
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South Africa emitted 416.2 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2005.
This represents 1.41% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2005?
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In 2005, South Africa emitted 8.49 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 49017156.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 416.2 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2005 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
27.83 |
0.57 |
| Gas |
6.31 |
0.13 |
| Coal |
376.72 |
7.69 |
| Cement |
5.07 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
0.27 |
0.01 |
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