South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2022
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2022?
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South Africa emitted 404.05 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2022.
This represents 1.09% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2022?
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In 2022, South Africa emitted 6.75 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 59893884.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 404.05 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2022 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
49.58 |
0.83 |
| Gas |
11.02 |
0.18 |
| Coal |
338.13 |
5.65 |
| Cement |
5.28 |
0.09 |
| Flaring |
0.04 |
0.0 |
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