Global Carbon Project fossil CO₂ emissions: South Africa

Total Fossil CO₂

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1800
1850
1900
1950
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0
100
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500
Mt CO₂
  • Total

CO₂ from Coal

1750
1800
1850
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0
100
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500
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Coal

CO₂ from Oil

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0
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500
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Oil

CO₂ from Gas

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1800
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0
100
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500
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Gas

CO₂ from Flaring

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0
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500
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Flaring

Cement (Process CO₂ Emissions)

1750
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1900
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0
100
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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Cement

Other CO₂ (Other carbonates)

1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Other

Per Capita CO₂

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1800
1850
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0
2
4
6
8
10
t CO₂/capita
  • Per Capita
Source: GCB Fossil 2026v11

Data and Sources

YearTotalCoalOilGasFlaringCementOtherPer Capita
2025460.1
383.7
63.80
6.998
0
5.634
-
7.106
2024466.3
391.3
62.23
7.133
0.002402
5.634
-
7.285
2023442.8
362.5
67.54
7.094
0.02240
5.634
-
7.004
2022423.6
346.8
64.70
6.932
0.01664
5.187
-
6.791
2021456.7
370.2
75.55
7.105
0.02992
3.848
-
7.426
2020442.8
377.9
50.24
9.563
0.03027
5.071
-
7.311
2019473.9
405.2
53.36
9.842
0.02098
5.453
-
7.953
2018457.2
384.2
57.72
9.746
0.03358
5.466
-
7.800
2017443.6
369.9
60.84
7.339
0.01070
5.481
-
7.696
2016457.5
384.5
59.48
7.815
0.01572
5.691
-
7.990
2015460.0
387.5
57.19
9.827
0.01715
5.419
-
8.109
2014484.3
413.2
57.25
8.940
0.01659
4.911
-
8.712
2013458.7
392.3
52.09
9.384
0.02293
4.893
-
8.390
2012464.1
398.0
52.14
9.255
0.03237
4.633
-
8.629
2011477.2
400.5
63.22
8.801
0.1126
4.638
-
9.005
2010470.3
406.9
49.28
8.867
0.1927
5.045
-
8.985
2009475.7
390.7
72.29
7.039
0.1694
5.571
-
9.197
2008495.8
418.3
63.91
8.119
0.1711
5.343
-
9.700
2007466.2
392.2
60.53
7.892
0.1578
5.491
-
9.227
2006448.0
382.0
54.38
6.126
0.2148
5.333
-
8.961
2005417.4
376.7
29.02
6.313
0.2706
5.068
-
8.434
2004450.6
384.1
55.48
6.364
0.2828
4.335
-
9.197
2003406.1
357.4
41.40
2.470
0.2931
4.458
-
8.372
2002357.7
325.5
23.69
4.122
0.2183
4.205
-
7.450
2001372.7
337.7
27.03
4.155
0.2540
3.636
-
7.836
2000379.3
337.9
34.28
3.199
0.2515
3.672
-
8.043
1999375.8
336.7
31.61
3.474
0.2041
3.777
-
8.042
1998378.2
325.8
45.55
2.656
0.2460
3.952
-
8.183
1997385.8
333.3
44.86
3.155
0.2058
4.324
-
8.449
1996364.7
324.1
32.64
3.532
0.1230
4.318
-
8.083
1995362.9
319.6
34.91
3.924
0.1153
4.357
-
8.147
1994339.8
299.2
32.73
3.924
0.1242
3.801
-
7.722
1993321.5
289.7
24.29
3.924
-
3.541
-
7.425
1992302.2
259.7
35.66
3.517
-
3.387
-
7.121
1991327.0
277.7
42.18
3.492
-
3.584
-
7.843
1990313.9
265.1
41.59
3.444
-
3.773
-
7.704
1989338.2
284.0
50.33
-
-
3.883
-
8.533
1988340.7
293.7
42.89
-
-
4.108
-
8.853
1987325.9
284.0
38.60
-
-
3.265
-
8.730
1986329.3
280.3
45.75
-
-
3.258
-
9.102
1985322.7
273.5
45.75
-
-
3.419
-
9.209
1984314.5
264.8
45.75
-
-
3.981
-
9.280
1983290.9
239.8
47.18
-
-
3.846
-
8.884
1982279.5
230.8
44.84
-
-
3.904
-
8.841
1981256.8
218.2
34.71
-
-
3.952
-
8.409
1980228.1
194.1
30.54
-
-
3.518
-
7.728
1979218.2
180.0
34.80
-
-
3.374
-
7.619
1978201.1
161.5
36.25
-
-
3.342
-
7.217
1977198.9
158.6
37.11
-
-
3.223
-
7.336
1976192.1
151.8
36.86
-
-
3.462
-
7.277
1975182.5
144.5
34.49
-
-
3.527
-
7.103
1974174.3
140.3
30.39
-
-
3.592
-
6.976
1973171.1
137.2
30.51
-
-
3.379
-
7.044
1972169.5
137.9
28.59
-
-
3.013
-
7.178
1971166.2
133.4
29.91
-
-
2.890
-
7.245
1970148.1
123.9
21.32
-
-
2.842
-
6.646
1969142.1
120.7
18.83
-
-
2.522
-
6.572
1968137.0
118.5
16.35
-
-
2.181
-
6.537
1967132.5
112.9
17.66
-
-
1.981
-
6.525
1966127.1
109.0
16.05
-
-
1.970
-
6.453
1965127.1
111.1
14.09
-
-
1.919
-
6.659
1964118.5
102.6
14.25
-
-
1.708
-
6.402
1963108.9
96.61
10.90
-
-
1.425
-
6.067
1962104.9
93.26
10.34
-
-
1.316
-
6.023
1961101.4
90.47
9.662
-
-
1.283
-
5.998
196097.58
87.44
8.805
-
-
1.337
-
5.936
195994.29
84.52
8.464
-
-
1.308
-
5.888
195895.63
85.71
8.570
-
-
1.345
-
6.122
195789.09
80.34
7.508
-
-
1.250
-
5.844
195686.67
77.52
7.932
-
-
1.225
-
5.825
195582.41
74.14
7.112
-
-
1.156
-
5.670
195473.42
66.04
6.313
-
-
1.068
-
5.169
195370.56
63.86
5.650
-
-
1.050
-
5.079
195270.42
63.85
5.573
-
-
0.9994
-
5.180
195164.68
58.45
5.265
-
-
0.9668
-
4.860
195060.58
55.05
4.613
-
-
0.9123
-
4.646
194960.59
59.91
0
0
-
0.6724
-
4.747
194857.10
56.45
0
0
-
0.6469
-
4.565
194755.83
55.22
0
0
-
0.6178
-
4.550
194656.04
55.46
0
0
-
0.5815
-
4.654
194555.87
55.35
0
0
-
0.5197
-
4.729
194454.57
54.01
0
0
-
0.5524
-
4.707
194348.76
48.31
0
0
-
0.4543
-
4.288
194248.42
47.95
0
0
-
0.4688
-
4.339
194144.33
43.89
0
0
-
0.4325
-
4.049
194041.52
41.11
0
0
-
0.4107
-
3.867
193940.16
39.69
0
0
-
0.4688
-
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
-
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
-
-
-
3.576
192630.43
30.43
0
0
-
-
-
3.759
192528.95
28.95
0
0
-
-
-
3.652
192427.78
27.78
0
0
-
-
-
3.577
192326.44
26.44
0
0
-
-
-
3.477
192221.79
21.79
0
0
-
-
-
2.925
192125.41
25.41
0
0
-
-
-
3.480
192025.67
25.67
0
0
-
-
-
3.581
191923.14
23.14
0
0
-
-
-
3.285
191822.22
22.22
0
0
-
-
-
3.208
191723.34
23.34
0
0
-
-
-
3.421
191621.81
21.81
0
0
-
-
-
3.249
191518.51
18.51
0
0
-
-
-
2.802
191418.40
18.40
0
0
-
-
-
2.830
191318.98
18.98
0
0
-
-
-
2.967
191217.35
17.35
0
0
-
-
-
2.756
191116.34
16.34
0
0
-
-
-
2.638
191016.98
16.98
0
0
-
-
-
2.786
190914.97
14.97
0
0
-
-
-
2.499
190813.01
13.01
0
0
-
-
-
2.207
190712.65
12.65
0
0
-
-
-
2.183
190611.46
11.46
0
0
-
-
-
2.012
190510.03
10.03
0
0
-
-
-
1.790
19048.768
8.768
0
0
-
-
-
1.592
19037.782
7.782
0
0
-
-
-
1.437
19025.826
5.826
0
0
-
-
-
1.095
19013.909
3.909
0
0
-
-
-
0.7462
19002.330
2.330
0
0
-
-
-
0.4513
18995.518
5.518
0
0
-
-
-
1.083
18986.049
6.049
0
0
-
-
-
1.201
18974.778
4.778
0
0
-
-
-
0.9592
18964.258
4.258
0
0
-
-
-
0.8639
18953.338
3.338
0
0
-
-
-
0.6846
18942.433
2.433
0
0
-
-
-
0.5044
18931.799
1.799
0
0
-
-
-
0.3770
18920.4800
0.4800
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
-
0
-
0.01782
18870.04763
0.04763
0
0
-
0
-
0.01064
18860.04763
0.04763
0
0
-
0
-
0.01076
18850.03664
0.03664
0
0
-
0
-
0.008366
18840.02198
0.02198
0
0
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0
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0.005074
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1784-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1783-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1782-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1781-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1780-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1779-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1778-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1777-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1776-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1775-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1774-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1773-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1772-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1771-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1770-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1769-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1768-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1767-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1766-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1765-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1764-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1763-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1762-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1761-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1760-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1759-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1758-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1757-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1756-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1755-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1754-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1753-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1752-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1751-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1750-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-

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Energy Institute
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GGFR
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