South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2013

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2013?

South Africa emitted 458.63 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2013. This represents 1.3% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2013?

In 2013, South Africa emitted 8.51 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 53873608.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 458.63 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2013 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	51.64	0.96
Gas	9.38	0.17
Coal	392.66	7.29
Cement	4.89	0.09
Flaring	0.05	0.0

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