CO2 emissions from cement production in South Africa
South Africa: CO2 emissions from cement production was 5,735 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from cement production in South Africa, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 5,735 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from cement production in 2009.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from cement production in South Africa peaked at 6,810 thousand metric tons in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,294 thousand metric tons, in 1961.
That places South Africa 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,780 thousand metric tons | 1,294 thousand metric tons | 2,545 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,311 thousand metric tons | 2,868 thousand metric tons | 3,641 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,809 thousand metric tons | 3,348 thousand metric tons | 4,232 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,099 thousand metric tons | 3,506 thousand metric tons | 4,884 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,307 thousand metric tons | 3,975 thousand metric tons | 6,810 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -37.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from cement production in South Africa?
- Co2 emissions from cement production in South Africa was 5,735 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,810 thousand metric tons in 2007.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,294 thousand metric tons in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for co2 emissions from cement production?
- South Africa ranks 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from cement production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.