South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2008?

South Africa emitted 495.17 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 1.55% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2008?

In 2008, South Africa emitted 9.79 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 50565816.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 495.17 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	63.24	1.25
Gas	8.12	0.16
Coal	418.3	8.27
Cement	5.34	0.11
Flaring	0.17	0.0

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