Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in South Africa
South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in South Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in South Africa stood at 0 Mt CO2e per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in South Africa peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 2023.
That places South Africa 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 17.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in South Africa?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in South Africa was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.