South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2020

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2020?

South Africa emitted 434.83 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2020. This represents 1.24% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2020?

In 2020, South Africa emitted 7.39 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 58801928.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 434.83 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2020 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	46.17	0.79
Gas	9.64	0.16
Coal	373.89	6.36
Cement	5.07	0.09
Flaring	0.05	0.0

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