Climate Change in South Africa 1,365 indicators covering climate change for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 22.32 kilograms 2023 down 15.2% 40th Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 72.17 kilograms 2023 down 29.6% 73rd Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 22.32 kilograms 2023 down 15.2% 40th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 22.32 kilograms 2023 down 15.2% 39th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from agriculture 40.75 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 2.1% 17th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from buildings 26.19 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 30.3% 16th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions total country 522.12 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 12.3% 11th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from domestic 2.49 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 64.7% 12th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from industries 186.06 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 6.7% 9th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from manufacturing 130.44 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 0.5% 10th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from power 194.55 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 18.7% 6th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions total regions 516.46 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 12.6% 11th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from road transport 46.15 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 11.9% 16th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from ground 47.09 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 10.8% 16th Food Transport — Energy Use 0.8694 TJ 2023 down 1.2% 64th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from domestic 773,332 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 112.3% 19th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 325.38 million tonnes 2023 down 8.9% 19th Food Household Consumption — Energy Use 8,352 TJ 2023 down 43.5% 7th Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 5.15 tonnes per person 2023 down 21.2% 57th Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 5.15 tonnes per person 2023 down 21.2% 57th Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 5.15 tonnes per person 2023 down 21.2% 57th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.15 tonnes per person 2023 down 21.2% 57th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 5.15 tonnes per person 2023 down 21.2% 57th Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade -25.5% 2023 down 17.1% 113th CO₂ emissions embedded in trade -111.22 million tonnes 2023 down 12.1% 116th Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita -1.76 tonnes per person 2023 up 3.0% 113th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 2 2024 up 100.0% 17th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 21,708 2024 up 656.4% 35th Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 20.3 Degrees celsius 2060 unchanged 12th Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 1.3 Degrees celsius 2060 unchanged 42nd Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 20.3 Degrees celsius 2060 unchanged 12th Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 1.3 Degrees celsius 2060 unchanged 42nd Forestland — Area — UNFCCC 30,351 1000 ha 2022 up 34.0% 11th Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 4.7% 2025 up 47.5% 61st Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy 9.85 terawatt-hours 2025 up 559.2% 13th Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 9.85 terawatt-hours 2025 up 559.2% 13th Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 17.5% 2025 up 486.7% 14th Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 4.7% 2025 up 47.5% 61st Primary energy from low-carbon energy 66.15 terawatt-hours 2025 up 46.2% 42nd Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person 1,022 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 28.0% 61st Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 28.0% 60th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC -85,684 kt 2022 down 93.7% 64th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Export quantity 82.27 t 2023 down 95.7% 42nd Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 35.4% 4th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 31.9% 2nd Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 2,924 1000 USD 2024 down 22.4% 23rd Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 7,077 t 2024 down 14.2% 24th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Other uses 0 t 2023 down 100.0% 82nd Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 99.33 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 8.2% 39th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 47.01 2020 up 26,939.3% 4th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 28,469 2020 up 31,184.6% 2nd Number of deaths due to disaster 28,469 2020 up 31,184.6% 2nd Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC 7,927 1000 ha 2022 up 78.5% 2nd Air transport emissions 65.04 Tonnes 2024 up 28.8% 23rd Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 11,847 kt 2022 up 6.3% 6th Number of people affected by disaster 1.04 million 2020 up 17,219.3% 10th Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 1,716 2020 up 14,869.1% 27th Coal — Energy use in agriculture 17,059 TJ 2023 down 43.8% 5th Coal — Emissions 1,614 kt 2023 down 43.8% 5th Coal — Emissions 5.12 kt 2023 down 43.8% 5th ← Previous Page 22 of 23 Next →