Climate Change in South Africa 1,365 indicators covering climate change for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 7.9% 61st Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 11.9% 52nd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 62nd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.0% 61st Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 11.8% 52nd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 6.3% 62nd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0034 t per person 2023 down 7.9% 61st Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 up 11.8% 52nd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per 0.1774 t per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 62nd Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 5.3% 59th Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 15.1% 48th Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 9.5% 62nd Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 5.4% 59th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 15.0% 48th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 9.4% 62nd Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 5.4% 59th Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 14.9% 48th Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 9.4% 62nd Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.4132 kg per person 2023 down 5.4% 59th Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 14.9% 48th Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 21.53 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 9.4% 62nd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.9% 104th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 101st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.9% 104th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 101st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.9% 104th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 101st Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 77,795 t 2024 down 11.4% 26th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 16,908 1000 USD 2024 down 33.3% 29th Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 61.32 2021 down 1.6% 89th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 63,502 TJ 2023 down 30.0% 7th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 63,502 TJ 2023 down 30.0% 7th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.7% 103rd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.7% 103rd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.7% 103rd Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,113 kt 2023 up 28.0% 44th Per capita methane emissions by sector 595.14 kilograms per person 2023 down 22.7% 35th Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 13.44 million tonnes 2023 up 2.4% 34th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 31.49 million tonnes 2023 down 2.1% 41st Methane emissions by sector 50,000 tonnes 2023 down 44.4% 45th Methane emissions from agriculture 18.06 million tonnes 2023 down 5.2% 47th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 756.81 kilograms per person 2023 down 22.9% 101st CO₂ emissions from transport 47.84 million tonnes 2023 down 10.8% 26th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 167.06 kilograms per person 2023 down 38.5% 69th Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 6.2 2025 up 5.1% 41st Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 5.1 2025 down 1.9% 54th Lack of coping capacity 4.9 2025 up 16.7% 70th Vulnerability 4.3 2025 down 23.2% 76th CO₂ emissions by sector 15.88 million tonnes 2023 down 39.3% 32nd Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 251.22 kilograms per person 2023 down 47.5% 65th Terrestrial protected areas 9.6% 2025 down 14.3% 155th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.9% 2025 up 10.3% 99th Marine protected areas 15.4% 2025 up 27.3% 39th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 4,824 TJ 2023 down 13.4% 59th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 4,824 TJ 2023 down 13.4% 59th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.9% 96th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 93rd Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 13.5% 93rd Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 92nd Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 13.5% 96th ← Previous Page 20 of 23 Next →