Climate Change in South Africa 1,365 indicators covering climate change for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 95th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 13.5% 96th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 95th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0007 kg per person 2023 down 15.4% 97th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.0365 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 2.2% 97th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.7% 95th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 5.1% 92nd Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 5.1% 96th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 5.1% 96th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 2.8% 97th Food Processing — Emissions 0.0218 kt 2023 up 92.9% 63rd Food Processing — Emissions 0.014 kt 2023 up 11.1% 42nd Food Processing — Emissions 1,108 kt 2023 up 28.1% 49th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.6118 kt 2023 up 93.7% 63rd Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3.71 kt 2023 up 11.3% 42nd Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.1338 2021 down 19.3% 126th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 7.42 million tonnes 2023 down 6.5% 19th Food Packaging — Energy Use 8,849 TJ 2023 up 10.8% 20th Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.9% 2023 down 15.6% 19th Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.9% 2023 down 15.6% 19th Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% 2023 down 15.6% 19th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 5,284 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 20.0% 20th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 48,565 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 6.3% 16th Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 7.75 million tonnes 2024 down 13.4% 66th Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.121 tonnes per person 2024 down 24.7% 99th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 219.71 million tonnes 2024 up 61.4% 72nd Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 699.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2025 down 11.6% 14th Humid tropical forest — Emissions 14.96 kt 2024 down 86.2% 60th Food Processing — Emissions 1,108 kt 2023 up 28.1% 43rd Food Processing — Emissions 0.0218 kt 2023 up 93.7% 57th Food Processing — Emissions 0.014 kt 2023 up 11.3% 36th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 49.85 kilograms 2023 down 34.6% 107th CO₂ emissions from international aviation 3.15 million tonnes 2023 down 24.4% 35th Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 43.93 million tonnes 2026 down 8.1% 21st Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.4399 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 17.0% 15th Urban population 63.8% 2025 up 0.6% 111th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 139 t 2023 up 117.6% 1st Food Packaging — Energy Use 1,512 TJ 2023 down 50.3% 46th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 3 2024 up 200.0% 10th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 50,466 2024 up 602.4% 57th Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5.01 2025 up 12.3% 103rd Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 16.6% 2015 down 1.1% 179th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.6% 2015 up 5.9% 39th Food Household Consumption — Energy Use 73 TJ 2023 down 3.2% 67th Food Processing — Energy Use 5,221 TJ 2023 up 2.4% 54th Food Processing — Energy Use 2,489 TJ 2023 down 4.0% 50th Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 364.68 2023 down 16.1% 19th Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.4213 2023 down 22.2% 9th Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.948 2023 down 7.7% 24th Food Retail — Energy Use 36,175 TJ 2023 down 43.8% 2nd Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 221.24 t 2023 down 80.0% 34th Food Transport — Energy Use 0.8694 TJ 2023 down 1.2% 68th Maritime transport CO2 emissions 1.05 million Tonnes 2025 down 5.1% 23rd Food Retail — Energy Use 505.59 TJ 2023 up 2,575.1% 60th Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total 100.01 Index 2022 down 7.3% 34th Food Packaging — Energy Use 18,976 TJ 2023 up 65.4% 4th Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Regions 18.74 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.9% 12th Food Processing — Energy Use 2,733 TJ 2023 up 9.0% 47th CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 1.41 million tonnes 2023 down 1.9% 25th Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 4.56 million tonnes 2023 down 18.6% 31st ← Previous Page 21 of 23 Next →