South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2011

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2011?

South Africa emitted 465.91 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2011. This represents 1.35% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2011?

In 2011, South Africa emitted 8.88 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 52443320.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 465.91 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2011 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	62.67	1.19
Gas	8.8	0.17
Coal	389.67	7.43
Cement	4.64	0.09
Flaring	0.13	0.0

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