Climate Change in South Africa 1,365 indicators covering climate change for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 6.51 % 2023 up 19.7% 162nd IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita 0.5 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 15.3% 132nd Energy — Emissions Share 50.14 % 2023 down 7.6% 37th Energy — Emissions Share 12.51 % 2023 down 8.8% 70th Other — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 0.5 % 2023 up 6.4% 70th Other — Emissions Share 12.33 % 2023 down 11.9% 40th Other — Emissions per capita 0.04 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 20.0% 29th Pre- and post-production — Emissions 331.78 kt 2023 up 1.5% 28th Pre- and post-production — Emissions 2.65 kt 2023 up 2.8% 47th Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,290 kt 2023 up 1.5% 28th Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 702.36 kt 2023 up 2.8% 47th IPPU — Emissions Share 1.81 % 2023 up 13.1% 84th Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 1.89 kt 2023 up 7.5% 25th All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 16,300 kt 2023 up 131.5% 18th All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 16,300 kt 2023 up 131.5% 18th Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture 56,446 TJ 2023 up 4.7% 18th Petroleum products — Emissions 4,148 kt 2023 up 4.8% 18th Petroleum products — Emissions 0.6037 kt 2023 down 16.6% 13th Petroleum products — Emissions 1.26 kt 2023 down 0.2% 19th Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Energy use in agriculture 73,505 TJ 2023 down 12.8% 19th Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions 5,762 kt 2023 down 15.6% 18th Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions 5.72 kt 2023 down 41.8% 5th Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions 1.28 kt 2023 down 1.7% 19th Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 15.1% 9th Farm gate — Emissions Share 23.34 % 2023 up 0.6% 170th Farm gate — Emissions Share 70.94 % 2023 up 3.7% 114th Land-use change — Emissions Share 0 % 2023 — 73rd Land-use change — Emissions Share 0 % 2023 — 76th Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share 11.8 % 2023 up 8.6% 122nd Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share 3.61 % 2023 up 4.0% 126th Agrifood systems — Emissions Share 35.14 % 2023 up 3.1% 190th Agrifood systems — Emissions Share 74.56 % 2023 up 3.8% 138th Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share 23.34 % 2023 up 0.6% 172nd Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share 70.94 % 2023 up 3.7% 125th Emissions from crops — Emissions Share 0.3 % 2023 up 3.4% 134th AFOLU — Emissions Share 23 % 2023 up 1.1% 173rd AFOLU — Emissions Share 69.38 % 2023 up 3.6% 124th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share 22.93 % 2023 up 1.3% 171st IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share 69.15 % 2023 up 3.8% 114th LULUCF — Emissions Share 0.07 % 2023 down 36.4% 75th LULUCF — Emissions Share 0.23 % 2023 down 43.9% 72nd All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions Share 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions Share 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share 99.93 % 2023 up 0.0% 146th All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share 99.77 % 2023 up 0.2% 150th Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,936 kt 2023 up 7.7% 16th Agrifood systems — Direct emissions 33.85 kt 2023 down 5.1% 39th Farm gate — Direct emissions 33.85 kt 2023 down 5.1% 39th Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions 33.85 kt 2023 down 5.1% 39th AFOLU — Direct emissions 33.85 kt 2023 down 5.1% 39th All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions 33.85 kt 2023 down 5.1% 39th All sectors without LULUCF — Direct emissions 33.85 kt 2023 down 5.1% 39th Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,936 kt 2023 up 7.7% 21st Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,570 kt 2023 up 20.3% 10th Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 326.95 kt 2023 up 1.8% 23rd Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,656 kt 2023 up 2.1% 22nd Food Transport — Emissions 0.9106 kt 2023 down 23.5% 39th Food Transport — Emissions 0.4132 kt 2023 down 16.8% 32nd Food Transport — Emissions 5,097 kt 2023 down 11.4% 32nd Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25.5 kt 2023 down 23.5% 39th ← Previous Page 15 of 23 Next →