Climate Change in South Africa

1,365 indicators covering climate change for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.6904 kt 2023 down 37.2% 126th
LULUCF — Emissions 1.87 kt 2023 down 44.5% 54th
LULUCF — Emissions 0.1711 kt 2023 down 44.5% 53rd
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 52.48 kt 2023 down 44.5% 54th
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 45.34 kt 2023 down 44.5% 53rd
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 0.1542 kt 2023 down 14.7% 29th
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,588 kt 2023 up 14.6% 22nd
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 94.52 kt 2023 down 6.6% 8th
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,687 kt 2023 down 6.7% 8th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 326.95 kt 2023 up 1.8% 30th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,155 kt 2023 up 1.8% 30th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 619.5% 93rd
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 4.88 % 2023 up 8.2% 150th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share 19.79 % 2023 down 5.6% 156th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share 41.26 % 2023 down 10.1% 104th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita 0.37 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 24.5% 126th
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions 75.99 kt 2023 up 15.6% 22nd
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions 443,529 kt 2023 down 10.2% 17th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 1.89 kt 2023 up 7.5% 33rd
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 501.68 kt 2023 up 7.5% 33rd
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land 0.33 t CO2eq/ha 2023 unchanged 196th
LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) -15.35 % 2023 down 588.3% 210th
LULUCF — Emissions Share -20.14 % 2023 down 624.5% 210th
LULUCF — Emissions per capita -1.17 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 387.5% 211th
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 97.16 % 2023 up 9.4% 15th
Energy — Emissions Share 115.93 % 2023 up 16.8% 13th
Energy — Emissions per capita 7.43 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 22.7% 44th
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 6.67 % 2023 up 62.3% 88th
IPPU — Emissions Share 4.2 % 2023 up 20.0% 112th
IPPU — Emissions per capita 0.51 t CO2eq/cap 2023 up 15.9% 72nd
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 4.51 % 2023 up 33.8% 112th
Waste — Emissions Share 26.71 % 2023 up 17.0% 90th
Waste — Emissions Share 3.97 % 2023 up 7.6% 141st
Waste — Emissions per capita 0.35 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 2.8% 71st
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions Share 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita 7.65 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 29.2% 66th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 115.35 % 2023 up 12.8% 14th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share 120.14 % 2023 up 16.9% 14th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita 8.83 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 20.2% 48th
Farm gate — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 8.82 % 2023 up 14.8% 164th
Farm gate — Emissions Share 2.84 % 2023 up 10.1% 96th
Farm gate — Emissions per capita 0.67 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 19.3% 127th
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land 0.44 t CO2eq/ha 2023 down 6.4% 198th
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 0 % 2023 119th
Land-use change — Emissions Share 0 % 2023 112th
Land-use change — Emissions per capita 0 t CO2eq/cap 2023 115th
Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 8.22 % 2023 up 26.5% 142nd
Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share 7.23 % 2023 up 32.2% 138th
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita 0.63 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 10.0% 106th
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 17.04 % 2023 up 20.2% 188th
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share 10.07 % 2023 up 25.1% 180th
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita 1.3 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 15.0% 153rd
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 8.82 % 2023 up 14.8% 171st
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share 2.84 % 2023 up 10.1% 145th
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita 0.67 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 19.3% 145th
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural 0.44 t CO2eq/ha 2023 down 6.4% 204th
AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) -8.84 % 2023 down 375.4% 214th
AFOLU — Emissions Share -20.14 % 2023 down 624.5% 210th
AFOLU — Emissions per capita -0.68 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 294.3% 212th