Global Carbon Project fossil CO₂ emissions: South Africa

Total Fossil CO₂

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Mt CO₂
  • Total

CO₂ from Coal

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Coal

CO₂ from Oil

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Oil

CO₂ from Gas

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Gas

CO₂ from Flaring

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Flaring

Cement (Process CO₂ Emissions)

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Cement

Other CO₂ (Other carbonates)

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Other

Per Capita CO₂

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t CO₂/capita
  • Per Capita
Source: GCB Fossil 2025v15

Data and Sources

YearTotalCoalOilGasFlaringCementOtherPer Capita
2024439.8
371.4
55.09
7.746
0.004963
5.634
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6.872
2023436.6
363.6
59.62
7.703
0.04419
5.634
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6.907
2022428.8
357.0
59.16
6.931
0.03776
5.634
-
6.874
2021439.5
366.5
59.91
7.104
0.05240
5.869
-
7.145
2020435.3
374.0
46.61
9.563
0.05474
5.071
-
7.188
2019470.7
405.2
50.17
9.842
0.04170
5.453
-
7.900
2018453.8
384.2
54.27
9.746
0.05714
5.466
-
7.742
2017440.0
369.9
57.26
7.339
0.02974
5.481
-
7.634
2016457.0
384.5
59.01
7.815
0.04151
5.691
-
7.982
2015457.5
387.5
54.69
9.827
0.04460
5.419
-
8.065
2014481.6
413.2
54.54
8.940
0.05195
4.911
-
8.663
2013456.2
392.3
49.52
9.384
0.05114
4.893
-
8.343
2012461.4
398.0
49.47
9.255
0.07343
4.633
-
8.580
2011474.3
400.5
60.25
8.801
0.1331
4.638
-
8.949
2010467.4
406.9
46.32
8.867
0.1927
5.045
-
8.928
2009474.5
390.7
71.07
7.038
0.1694
5.571
-
9.173
2008494.7
418.3
62.76
8.119
0.1711
5.343
-
9.678
2007465.0
392.2
59.33
7.892
0.1578
5.491
-
9.203
2006446.7
382.0
53.08
6.126
0.2148
5.333
-
8.935
2005416.2
376.7
27.83
6.313
0.2706
5.068
-
8.410
2004449.3
384.1
54.24
6.364
0.2828
4.335
-
9.171
2003404.4
357.4
39.74
2.470
0.2931
4.458
-
8.338
2002356.5
325.5
22.45
4.122
0.2183
4.205
-
7.424
2001371.6
337.7
25.89
4.155
0.2540
3.636
-
7.812
2000378.3
337.9
33.30
3.199
0.2515
3.672
-
8.022
1999374.9
336.7
30.69
3.473
0.2041
3.777
-
8.022
1998377.3
325.8
44.59
2.656
0.2460
3.952
-
8.162
1997385.2
333.3
44.24
3.155
0.2058
4.324
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8.435
1996363.7
324.1
31.65
3.532
0.1230
4.318
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8.061
1995361.7
319.5
33.77
3.924
0.1153
4.357
-
8.121
1994338.7
299.2
31.65
3.924
0.1242
3.801
-
7.697
1993320.4
289.7
23.16
3.924
-
3.541
-
7.399
1992301.3
259.7
34.75
3.517
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3.387
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7.100
1991326.0
277.7
41.24
3.492
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3.584
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7.821
1990312.9
265.1
40.62
3.444
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3.773
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7.680
1989340.7
284.0
52.88
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3.883
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8.598
1988342.7
293.7
44.88
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4.108
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8.905
1987328.7
284.0
41.42
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3.265
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8.805
1986330.5
280.3
46.94
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3.258
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9.135
1985323.9
273.5
46.91
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3.419
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9.242
1984315.6
264.8
46.84
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3.981
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9.312
1983291.9
239.8
48.23
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3.846
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8.916
1982280.4
230.8
45.77
-
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3.904
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8.870
1981257.1
218.2
34.98
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3.952
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8.417
1980228.2
194.1
30.62
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3.518
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7.731
1979218.7
180.0
35.31
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3.374
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7.637
1978201.9
161.5
37.00
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3.342
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7.244
1977199.7
158.6
37.92
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3.223
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7.365
1976192.9
151.8
37.68
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3.462
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7.308
1975185.0
144.5
37.00
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3.527
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7.201
1974176.5
140.3
32.61
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3.592
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7.065
1973173.4
137.2
32.73
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3.379
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7.136
1972171.6
137.9
30.68
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3.013
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7.266
1971168.4
133.4
32.09
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2.890
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7.341
1970149.6
123.9
22.88
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2.842
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6.716
1969143.1
120.7
19.91
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2.522
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6.622
1968138.0
118.5
17.30
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2.181
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6.583
1967133.8
112.9
18.87
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1.981
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6.585
1966128.2
109.0
17.22
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1.970
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6.513
1965128.1
111.1
15.12
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1.919
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6.713
1964119.5
102.6
15.29
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1.708
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6.458
1963109.7
96.61
11.70
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1.425
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6.111
1962105.7
93.26
11.09
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1.316
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6.067
1961102.1
90.47
10.37
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1.283
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6.040
196097.85
87.44
9.068
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1.337
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5.952
195994.47
84.52
8.643
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1.308
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5.899
195896.25
85.71
9.197
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1.345
-
6.162
195789.64
80.34
8.057
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1.250
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5.880
195687.25
77.52
8.511
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1.225
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5.863
195582.93
74.14
7.629
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1.156
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5.706
195473.88
66.04
6.774
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1.068
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5.201
195370.97
63.86
6.060
-
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1.050
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5.109
195270.83
63.85
5.980
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0.9994
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5.210
195165.07
58.46
5.647
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0.9668
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4.889
195060.91
55.05
4.947
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0.9123
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4.672
194960.59
59.91
0
0
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0.6724
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4.747
194857.10
56.45
0
0
-
0.6469
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4.565
194755.83
55.22
0
0
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0.6178
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4.550
194656.04
55.46
0
0
-
0.5815
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4.654
194555.87
55.35
0
0
-
0.5197
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4.729
194454.57
54.01
0
0
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0.5524
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4.707
194348.76
48.31
0
0
-
0.4543
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4.288
194248.42
47.95
0
0
-
0.4688
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4.339
194144.33
43.89
0
0
-
0.4325
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4.049
194041.52
41.11
0
0
-
0.4107
-
3.867
193940.16
39.69
0
0
-
0.4688
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3.814
193838.70
38.27
0
0
-
0.4325
-
3.749
193736.82
36.40
0
0
-
0.4143
-
3.639
193635.25
34.88
0
0
-
0.3743
-
3.554
193532.16
31.90
0
0
-
0.2617
-
3.308
193428.87
28.66
0
0
-
0.2145
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3.030
193325.33
25.18
0
0
-
0.1526
-
2.712
193223.46
23.31
0
0
-
0.1417
-
2.562
193125.57
25.57
0
0
-
0
-
2.849
193028.72
28.72
0
0
-
0
-
3.266
192930.77
30.59
0
0
-
0.1781
-
3.572
192829.62
29.62
0
0
-
0
-
3.510
192729.56
29.56
0
0
-
0
-
3.576
192630.43
30.43
0
0
-
0
-
3.759
192528.95
28.95
0
0
-
0
-
3.652
192427.78
27.78
0
0
-
0
-
3.577
192326.44
26.44
0
0
-
0
-
3.477
192221.79
21.79
0
0
-
0
-
2.925
192125.41
25.41
0
0
-
0
-
3.480
192025.67
25.67
0
0
-
0
-
3.581
191923.14
23.14
0
0
-
0
-
3.285
191822.22
22.22
0
0
-
0
-
3.208
191723.34
23.34
0
0
-
0
-
3.421
191621.81
21.81
0
0
-
0
-
3.249
191518.51
18.51
0
0
-
0
-
2.802
191418.40
18.40
0
0
-
0
-
2.830
191318.98
18.98
0
0
-
0
-
2.967
191217.35
17.35
0
0
-
0
-
2.756
191116.34
16.34
0
0
-
0
-
2.638
191016.98
16.98
0
0
-
0
-
2.786
190914.97
14.97
0
0
-
0
-
2.499
190813.01
13.01
0
0
-
0
-
2.207
190712.65
12.65
0
0
-
0
-
2.183
190611.46
11.46
0
0
-
0
-
2.012
190510.03
10.03
0
0
-
0
-
1.790
19048.768
8.768
0
0
-
0
-
1.592
19037.782
7.782
0
0
-
0
-
1.437
19025.826
5.826
0
0
-
0
-
1.095
19013.909
3.909
0
0
-
0
-
0.7462
19002.330
2.330
0
0
-
0
-
0.4513
18995.518
5.518
0
0
-
0
-
1.083
18986.049
6.049
0
0
-
0
-
1.201
18974.778
4.778
0
0
-
0
-
0.9592
18964.258
4.258
0
0
-
0
-
0.8639
18953.338
3.338
0
0
-
0
-
0.6846
18942.433
2.433
0
0
-
0
-
0.5044
18931.799
1.799
0
0
-
0
-
0.3770
18920.4800
0.4800
0
0
-
0
-
0.1017
18910.2968
0.2968
0
0
-
0
-
0.06354
18900.2968
0.2968
0
0
-
0
-
0.06423
18890.1319
0.1319
0
0
-
0
-
0.02885
18880.08061
0.08061
0
0
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0
-
0.01782
18870.04763
0.04763
0
0
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0
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0.01064
18860.04763
0.04763
0
0
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0
-
0.01076
18850.03664
0.03664
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0
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0.008366
18840.02198
0.02198
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1779-
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1771-
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1769-
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