South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 501,520.88, a 9.7% decline from 2019.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 555,409.28, a 1.33% increase from 2018.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 548,100.88, a 0.69% increase from 2017.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 544,358.76, a 2.54% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| China |
12,942,868.34 |
| Russia |
2,331,479.38 |
| Brazil |
1,064,709.13 |
| Iran |
844,649.47 |
| Mexico |
592,321.17 |
| Turkey |
504,956.33 |
| South Africa |
501,520.88 |
| Thailand |
433,773.46 |
| Malaysia |
302,088.66 |
| Kazakhstan |
294,805.95 |
| Algeria |
266,702.68 |
| Iraq |
261,289.53 |
| Venezuela |
194,259.70 |
| Turkmenistan |
194,091.83 |
| Colombia |
186,999.34 |
| Romania |
95,744.40 |
| Peru |
89,865.35 |
| Belarus |
87,868.32 |
| Libya |
75,370.28 |
| Ecuador |
68,056.47 |
| Serbia |
62,883.95 |
| Azerbaijan |
55,351.99 |
| Paraguay |
50,784.03 |
| Bulgaria |
46,492.85 |
| Cuba |
38,558.67 |
| Dominican Republic |
37,052.67 |
| Guatemala |
33,165.68 |
| Jordan |
33,146.35 |
| Lebanon |
28,947.44 |
| Bosnia |
26,053.35 |
| Gabon |
14,849.26 |
| Costa Rica |
14,405.09 |
| Namibia |
13,560.38 |
| Botswana |
12,374.76 |
| Armenia |
10,422.04 |
| North Macedonia |
9,768.86 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
9,542.96 |
| Albania |
8,304.29 |
| Jamaica |
7,432.64 |
| Mauritius |
6,435.74 |
| Guyana |
5,282.04 |
| Suriname |
4,312.43 |
| Montenegro |
3,764.44 |
| Grenada |
2,397.29 |
| Maldives |
1,994.51 |
| Fiji |
1,764.37 |
| Belize |
1,573.32 |
| St. Lucia |
850.81 |
| Samoa |
538.89 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
302.42 |
| Tonga |
268.34 |
| Dominica |
230.53 |
| Marshall Islands |
164.92 |
| Nauru |
47.33 |
| Tuvalu |
21.74 |
| South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
501,520.88 |
-9.70% |
| 2019 |
555,409.28 |
1.33% |
| 2018 |
548,100.88 |
0.69% |
| 2017 |
544,358.76 |
2.54% |
| 2016 |
530,872.06 |
0.07% |
| 2015 |
530,523.08 |
-4.40% |
| 2014 |
554,961.10 |
2.25% |
| 2013 |
542,754.71 |
1.88% |
| 2012 |
532,764.57 |
3.91% |
| 2011 |
512,737.48 |
-2.99% |
| 2010 |
528,517.79 |
4.55% |
| 2009 |
505,538.24 |
-4.08% |
| 2008 |
527,035.50 |
6.73% |
| 2007 |
493,819.52 |
4.46% |
| 2006 |
472,757.52 |
0.60% |
| 2005 |
469,918.50 |
0.01% |
| 2004 |
469,862.69 |
6.46% |
| 2003 |
441,353.79 |
5.60% |
| 2002 |
417,929.00 |
3.77% |
| 2001 |
402,757.80 |
9.21% |
| 2000 |
368,777.76 |
1.34% |
| 1999 |
363,897.90 |
-5.08% |
| 1998 |
383,356.30 |
2.00% |
| 1997 |
375,840.02 |
4.36% |
| 1996 |
360,132.92 |
2.92% |
| 1995 |
349,908.40 |
3.75% |
| 1994 |
337,263.41 |
2.03% |
| 1993 |
330,556.88 |
3.21% |
| 1992 |
320,279.55 |
-1.14% |
| 1991 |
323,957.53 |
-1.19% |
| 1990 |
327,848.56 |
-1.19% |
