Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in South Africa
South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -56.71 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in South Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in South Africa stood at -56.71 Mt CO2e. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in South Africa peaked at -10.64 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, -56.71 Mt CO2e, in 2022.
That places South Africa 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -40.56 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -30.84 Mt CO2e | -24.0% |
| 2002 | -29.18 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 2003 | -45.02 Mt CO2e | +54.3% |
| 2004 | -36.15 Mt CO2e | -19.7% |
| 2005 | -14.57 Mt CO2e | -59.7% |
| 2006 | -19.7 Mt CO2e | +35.2% |
| 2007 | -30.21 Mt CO2e | +53.3% |
| 2008 | -16.06 Mt CO2e | -46.8% |
| 2009 | -34.74 Mt CO2e | +116.3% |
| 2010 | -26.21 Mt CO2e | -24.6% |
| 2011 | -32.56 Mt CO2e | +24.2% |
| 2012 | -35.04 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 2013 | -45.58 Mt CO2e | +30.1% |
| 2014 | -37.82 Mt CO2e | -17.0% |
| 2015 | -14.33 Mt CO2e | -62.1% |
| 2016 | -31.67 Mt CO2e | +120.9% |
| 2017 | -14.69 Mt CO2e | -53.6% |
| 2018 | -10.64 Mt CO2e | -27.6% |
| 2019 | -37.09 Mt CO2e | +248.7% |
| 2020 | -47.33 Mt CO2e | +27.6% |
| 2021 | -37.09 Mt CO2e | -21.6% |
| 2022 | -56.71 Mt CO2e | +52.9% |
| 2023 | -56.71 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.7 Mt CO2e | -45.02 Mt CO2e | -14.57 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -28.56 Mt CO2e | -45.58 Mt CO2e | -10.64 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -49.46 Mt CO2e | -56.71 Mt CO2e | -37.09 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0329 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in South Africa?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in South Africa was -56.71 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -10.64 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -56.71 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- South Africa ranks 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.