South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2015
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2015?
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South Africa emitted 446.22 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2015.
This represents 1.26% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2015?
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In 2015, South Africa emitted 7.99 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 55876504.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 446.22 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2015 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
53.77 |
0.96 |
| Gas |
9.97 |
0.18 |
| Coal |
377.03 |
6.75 |
| Cement |
5.42 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
0.04 |
0.0 |
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