South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2012

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2012?

South Africa emitted 458.95 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012. This represents 1.31% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2012?

In 2012, South Africa emitted 8.64 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 53145036.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 458.95 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2012 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	52.17	0.98
Gas	9.26	0.17
Coal	392.82	7.39
Cement	4.63	0.09
Flaring	0.07	0.0

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