South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2006
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2006?
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South Africa emitted 446.77 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2006.
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 2006?
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In 2006, South Africa emitted 9.03 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 49491764.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 446.77 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2006 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
53.08 |
1.07 |
| Gas |
6.13 |
0.12 |
| Coal |
382.02 |
7.72 |
| Cement |
5.33 |
0.11 |
| Flaring |
0.21 |
0.0 |
See how South Africa compares to other countries in 2006 rankings.