South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2017
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2017?
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South Africa emitted 439.38 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017.
This represents 1.22% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2017?
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In 2017, South Africa emitted 7.76 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 56641208.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 439.38 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2017 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
56.61 |
1.0 |
| Gas |
7.34 |
0.13 |
| Coal |
369.92 |
6.53 |
| Cement |
5.48 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
0.03 |
0.0 |
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