South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2009
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2009?
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South Africa emitted 480.57 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009.
This represents 1.53% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2009?
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In 2009, South Africa emitted 9.39 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 51170780.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 480.57 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2009 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
77.12 |
1.51 |
| Gas |
7.04 |
0.14 |
| Coal |
390.67 |
7.63 |
| Cement |
5.57 |
0.11 |
| Flaring |
0.17 |
0.0 |
See how South Africa compares to other countries in 2009 rankings.