South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2010
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2010?
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South Africa emitted 463.0 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2010.
This represents 1.39% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2010?
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In 2010, South Africa emitted 8.94 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 51784928.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 463.0 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2010 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
54.46 |
1.05 |
| Gas |
8.87 |
0.17 |
| Coal |
394.44 |
7.62 |
| Cement |
5.05 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
0.19 |
0.0 |
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