Climate Change in South Africa 1,341 indicators covering climate change for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita 6.87 tonnes per person 2024 down 20.7% 42nd Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 0.4% 2024 down 6.4% 35th Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% 2024 down 91.2% 96th Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 0.4% 2024 up 16.3% 31st Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% 2024 down 11.3% 80th Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 0.5% 2024 down 13.5% 28th Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 0.4% 2024 up 3.2% 35th CO₂ emissions per capita 6.87 tonnes per person 2024 down 20.7% 42nd Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 0.1% 2024 up 18.5% 78th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 7.22 billion tonnes 2024 up 0.3% 25th Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 0.8% 2024 down 5.2% 25th Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 1.0% 2024 down 11.5% 16th Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 29.70 billion tonnes 2024 up 17.8% 15th Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 1.1% 2024 down 0.1% 15th Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 6.87 tonnes per person 2024 down 20.7% 42nd Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.54 2024 up 64.6% 162nd Annual Net Emissions/Removals 487.94 2024 down 6.5% 19th Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 0 units per person 2024 down 18.8% 46th Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.2% 40th Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 2.45 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,634.7% 76th Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita 463.94 tonnes per person 2024 up 2.3% 60th Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 0.074 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11.9% 36th Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 22.9% 92nd Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 29.70 billion tonnes 2024 up 17.8% 15th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita 112.88 tonnes per person 2024 down 12.8% 84th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.6% 85th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate 0.0529 % change on previous year 2024 down 15.4% 116th Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita 356.63 tonnes per person 2024 up 7.9% 57th Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP 0.0569 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.1% 9th Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 27.0% 143rd Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled 22.83 billion tonnes 2024 up 24.3% 13th Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita 356.63 tonnes per person 2024 up 7.9% 57th Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP 0.0569 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.1% 9th Cumulative CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 27.0% 143rd Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 22.83 billion tonnes 2024 up 24.3% 13th Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 2.3% 2024 down 14.6% 7th Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 2.3% 2024 up 1.9% 9th Rice — Crop residues 44,024 kg 2050 — 103rd Rice — Crop residues 0.0008 kt 2050 — 103rd Rice — Crop residues 0.0007 kt 2050 — 101st Rice — Crop residues 0.0002 kt 2050 — 100th Rice — Rice cultivation 0.2883 kt 2050 — 98th Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 14.57 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 — 12th Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 — 40th Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 16.83 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 — 38th Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity 0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 18.6% 124th Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,674 kt 2023 up 9.5% 25th Cereals excluding rice — Production 19.00 million t 2023 up 34.4% 23rd Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) 157.16 kt 2023 up 3.4% 76th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 14 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 19.7% 155th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,458 kt 2023 down 13.0% 34th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 1.03 million t 2023 up 8.3% 15th Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity 0.4936 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 13.4% 166th Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,881 kt 2023 up 1.2% 68th Raw milk of cattle — Production 3.81 million t 2023 up 16.9% 36th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 98.31 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 26.4% 29th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,204 kt 2023 down 15.0% 35th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production 12,250 t 2023 up 15.5% 50th Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 33.17 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 11.0% 91st Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,643 kt 2023 down 12.6% 17th ← Previous Page 3 of 23 Next →