Global Carbon Project fossil CO₂ emissions: South Africa

Total Fossil CO₂

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  • Total

CO₂ from Coal

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  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Coal

CO₂ from Oil

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  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Oil

CO₂ from Gas

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  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Gas

CO₂ from Flaring

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  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Flaring

Cement (Process CO₂ Emissions)

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  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Cement

Other CO₂ (Other carbonates)

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  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Other

Per Capita CO₂

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10 t CO₂/capita
  • Per Capita

Data and Sources

Year TotalCoalOilGasFlaringCementOtherPer Capita
2023 401.9
329.8
57.36
9.433
0.04419
5.282
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6.652
2022 405.3
335.1
56.43
8.484
0.03776
5.282
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6.767
2021 425.9
355.6
56.56
8.383
0.05240
5.282
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7.171
2020 434.1
373.9
45.41
9.644
0.05474
5.071
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7.382
2019 464.1
394.3
55.17
9.105
0.04170
5.453
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7.990
2018 434.6
355.1
64.82
9.120
0.05714
5.466
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7.579
2017 440.0
369.9
57.22
7.339
0.02974
5.481
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7.768
2016 457.1
384.5
59.05
7.815
0.04151
5.691
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8.101
2015 446.3
377.0
53.89
9.966
0.04460
5.419
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7.988
2014 472.0
399.2
58.76
9.043
0.05195
4.911
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8.624
2013 458.6
392.7
51.66
9.384
0.05114
4.893
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8.513
2012 459.0
392.8
52.18
9.255
0.07343
4.633
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8.636
2011 465.9
389.7
62.67
8.801
0.1331
4.638
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8.884
2010 463.0
394.4
54.46
8.867
0.1927
5.045
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8.941
2009 474.5
390.7
71.07
7.039
0.1694
5.571
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9.273
2008 494.7
418.3
62.76
8.119
0.1711
5.343
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9.783
2007 465.0
392.2
59.33
7.892
0.1578
5.491
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9.302
2006 446.8
382.0
53.08
6.126
0.2148
5.333
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9.027
2005 416.2
376.7
27.83
6.313
0.2706
5.068
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8.491
2004 449.3
384.1
54.24
6.364
0.2828
4.335
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9.253
2003 404.4
357.4
39.74
2.470
0.2931
4.458
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8.407
2002 356.5
325.5
22.45
4.122
0.2183
4.205
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7.480
2001 371.6
337.7
25.89
4.155
0.2540
3.636
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7.868
2000 378.3
337.9
33.30
3.199
0.2515
3.672
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8.081
1999 374.9
336.7
30.69
3.473
0.2041
3.777
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8.086
1998 377.3
325.8
44.59
2.656
0.2460
3.952
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8.228
1997 385.2
333.3
44.24
3.155
0.2058
4.324
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8.507
1996 363.7
324.1
31.65
3.532
0.1230
4.318
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8.144
1995 361.7
319.5
33.77
3.924
0.1153
4.357
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8.223
1994 338.7
299.2
31.65
3.924
0.1242
3.801
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7.828
1993 320.3
289.7
23.16
3.924
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3.541
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7.533
1992 301.3
259.7
34.75
3.517
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3.387
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7.216
1991 326.0
277.7
41.24
3.492
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3.584
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7.969
1990 312.9
265.1
40.62
3.444
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3.773
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7.847
1989 340.7
284.0
52.88
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3.883
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8.811
1988 342.7
293.7
44.88
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4.108
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9.163
1987 328.7
284.0
41.42
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3.265
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9.099
1986 330.5
280.3
46.94
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3.258
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9.476
1985 323.9
273.5
46.91
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3.419
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9.595
1984 315.6
264.8
46.84
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3.981
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9.631
1983 291.9
239.8
48.23
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3.846
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9.161
1982 280.4
230.8
45.77
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3.904
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9.040
1981 257.1
218.1
34.98
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3.952
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8.503
1980 228.2
194.1
30.62
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3.518
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7.745
1979 218.7
180.0
35.31
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3.374
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7.620
1978 201.9
161.5
37.00
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3.342
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7.224
1977 199.7
158.6
37.92
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3.223
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7.343
1976 192.9
151.8
37.68
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3.462
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7.285
1975 185.0
144.5
37.00
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3.527
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7.177
1974 176.5
140.3
32.61
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3.592
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7.040
1973 173.4
137.2
32.73
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3.379
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7.110
1972 171.6
137.9
30.68
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3.013
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7.239
1971 168.4
133.4
32.09
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2.890
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7.312
1970 149.6
123.9
22.88
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2.842
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6.689
1969 143.1
120.7
19.91
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2.522
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6.595
1968 138.0
118.5
17.30
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2.181
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6.553
1967 133.8
112.9
18.87
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1.981
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6.553
1966 128.2
109.0
17.22
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1.970
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6.480
1965 128.1
111.1
15.12
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1.919
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6.678
1964 119.5
102.6
15.29
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1.708
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6.426
1963 109.7
96.60
11.70
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1.425
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6.082
1962 105.7
93.26
11.09
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1.316
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6.037
1961 102.1
90.47
10.37
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1.283
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6.011
1960 97.84
87.44
9.068
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1.337
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5.923
1959 94.47
84.52
8.643
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1.308
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5.869
1958 96.25
85.71
9.197
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1.345
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6.130
1957 89.65
80.34
8.057
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1.250
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5.852
1956 87.26
77.53
8.511
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1.225
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5.837
1955 82.94
74.15
7.628
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1.156
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5.683
1954 73.90
66.05
6.774
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1.068
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5.184
1953 71.00
63.89
6.060
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1.050
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5.095
1952 70.88
63.90
5.980
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0.9994
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5.203
1951 65.14
58.53
5.647
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0.9668
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4.889
1950 61.03
55.17
4.947
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0.9123
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4.679
1949 60.59
59.91
0
0
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0.6724
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4.747
1948 57.10
56.45
0
0
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0.6469
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4.565
1947 55.83
55.22
0
0
-
0.6178
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4.550
1946 56.04
55.46
0
0
-
0.5815
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4.654
1945 55.87
55.35
0
0
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0.5197
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4.729
1944 54.57
54.01
0
0
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0.5524
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4.707
1943 48.76
48.31
0
0
-
0.4543
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4.288
1942 48.42
47.95
0
0
-
0.4688
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4.339
1941 44.33
43.89
0
0
-
0.4325
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4.049
1940 41.52
41.11
0
0
-
0.4107
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3.867
1939 40.16
39.69
0
0
-
0.4688
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3.814
1938 38.70
38.27
0
0
-
0.4325
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3.749
1937 36.82
36.40
0
0
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0.4143
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3.639
1936 35.25
34.88
0
0
-
0.3743
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3.554
1935 32.16
31.90
0
0
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0.2617
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3.308
1934 28.87
28.66
0
0
-
0.2145
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3.030
1933 25.33
25.18
0
0
-
0.1526
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2.712
1932 23.46
23.31
0
0
-
0.1417
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2.562
1931 25.57
25.57
0
0
-
0
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2.849
1930 28.72
28.72
0
0
-
0
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3.266
1929 30.77
30.59
0
0
-
0.1781
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3.572
1928 29.62
29.62
0
0
-
0
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3.510
1927 29.56
29.56
0
0
-
0
-
3.576
1926 30.43
30.43
0
0
-
0
-
3.759
1925 28.95
28.95
0
0
-
0
-
3.652
1924 27.78
27.78
0
0
-
0
-
3.577
1923 26.44
26.44
0
0
-
0
-
3.477
1922 21.79
21.79
0
0
-
0
-
2.925
1921 25.41
25.41
0
0
-
0
-
3.480
1920 25.67
25.67
0
0
-
0
-
3.581
1919 23.14
23.14
0
0
-
0
-
3.285
1918 22.22
22.22
0
0
-
0
-
3.208
1917 23.34
23.34
0
0
-
0
-
3.421
1916 21.81
21.81
0
0
-
0
-
3.249
1915 18.51
18.51
0
0
-
0
-
2.802
1914 18.40
18.40
0
0
-
0
-
2.830
1913 18.98
18.98
0
0
-
0
-
2.967
1912 17.35
17.35
0
0
-
0
-
2.756
1911 16.34
16.34
0
0
-
0
-
2.638
1910 16.98
16.98
0
0
-
0
-
2.786
1909 14.97
14.97
0
0
-
0
-
2.499
1908 13.01
13.01
0
0
-
0
-
2.207
1907 12.65
12.65
0
0
-
0
-
2.183
1906 11.46
11.46
0
0
-
0
-
2.012
1905 10.03
10.03
0
0
-
0
-
1.790
1904 8.768
8.768
0
0
-
0
-
1.592
1903 7.782
7.782
0
0
-
0
-
1.437
1902 5.826
5.826
0
0
-
0
-
1.095
1901 3.909
3.909
0
0
-
0
-
0.7462
1900 2.330
2.330
0
0
-
0
-
0.4513
1899 5.518
5.518
0
0
-
0
-
1.083
1898 6.049
6.049
0
0
-
0
-
1.201
1897 4.778
4.778
0
0
-
0
-
0.9592
1896 4.258
4.258
0
0
-
0
-
0.8639
1895 3.338
3.338
0
0
-
0
-
0.6846
1894 2.433
2.433
0
0
-
0
-
0.5044
1893 1.799
1.799
0
0
-
0
-
0.3770
1892 0.4800
0.4800
0
0
-
0
-
0.1017
1891 0.2968
0.2968
0
0
-
0
-
0.06354
1890 0.2968
0.2968
0
0
-
0
-
0.06423
1889 0.1319
0.1319
0
0
-
0
-
0.02885
1888 0.08061
0.08061
0
0
-
0
-
0.01782
1887 0.04763
0.04763
0
0
-
0
-
0.01064
1886 0.04763
0.04763
0
0
-
0
-
0.01076
1885 0.03664
0.03664
0
0
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0
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0.008366
1884 0.02198
0.02198
0
0
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0
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0.005074
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1779 -
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1778 -
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1777 -
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1776 -
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1775 -
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1774 -
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1773 -
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1772 -
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1771 -
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1770 -
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1769 -
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1768 -
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1767 -
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1766 -
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1765 -
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1764 -
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1763 -
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1762 -
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1761 -
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1760 -
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1759 -
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1758 -
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1757 -
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1756 -
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1755 -
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1754 -
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1753 -
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1752 -
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1751 -
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1750 -
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Sources:

CDIAC (Andres et al. 2011)
CDIAC 2024
Energy Institute
GCP-CEM
GGFR
Official
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