South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2021
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2021?
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South Africa emitted 425.63 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021.
This represents 1.16% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2021?
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In 2021, South Africa emitted 7.17 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 59392256.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 425.63 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2021 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
50.02 |
0.84 |
| Gas |
11.71 |
0.2 |
| Coal |
358.57 |
6.04 |
| Cement |
5.28 |
0.09 |
| Flaring |
0.05 |
0.0 |
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