South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2007

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2007?

South Africa emitted 465.04 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2007. This represents 1.48% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2007?

In 2007, South Africa emitted 9.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 49996096.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 465.04 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2007 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	59.33	1.19
Gas	7.89	0.16
Coal	392.17	7.84
Cement	5.49	0.11
Flaring	0.16	0.0

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