Environment in South Africa 55 indicators covering environment for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 25.44 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.3% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 44.48 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.1% 30th Carbon intensity of GDP 1.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.4% 11th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 232.55 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.9% 9th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 21.4% 36th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 440.17 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.5% 15th Aquaculture production 8,439 metric tons 2024 up 16.9% 90th Capture fisheries production 521,938 metric tons 2024 down 28.4% 36th Total fisheries production 530,377 metric tons 2024 down 28.0% 42nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 19.98 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.4% 19th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 48.35 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.4% 17th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 70.85 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.3% 7th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 22.67 Mt CO2e 2024 down 34.0% 25th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 12.82 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.1% 29th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4027 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.3% 31st Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1946 Mt CO2e 2024 down 26.3% 27th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 569.81 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.7% 17th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.8452 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.4% 30th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.665 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.7% 23rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.9292 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.9% 15th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 19.05 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.4% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.92 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.3% 18th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2504 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.5% 14th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.055 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.8% 42nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.9 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 19.0% 39th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 25.85 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.3% 34th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.31 Mt CO2e 2024 down 37.9% 35th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 40 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.7% 14th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1686 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.9% 15th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2275 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.8% 5th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 93.23 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.1% 19th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 17.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 129.7% 16th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 15.4% 8th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 40.1% 2024 down 26.9% 131st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 16.6% 2024 down 14.6% 133rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.0% 2024 down 20.2% 127th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24.0% 2024 down 18.1% 115th Coal rents 2.4% 2021 down 38.1% 4th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 1.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 52.8% 23rd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 67.6 2022 up 38.1% 26th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2111 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.9% 13th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 498.74 Mt CO2e 2023 down 9.6% 16th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -56.71 Mt CO2e 2023 down 24.4% 166th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 70.4% 2023 up 15.0% 109th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 89.8% 2023 up 9.8% 99th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 96.5% 2023 up 5.2% 98th Forest rents 0.6% 2021 up 42.2% 68th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 17.1 2022 down 20.6% 105th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -85.68 Mt CO2e 2023 down 63.1% 167th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 12.86 Mt CO2e 2023 up 13.5% 39th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 18.47 Mt CO2e 2023 up 659.8% 9th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 99.9% 2017 up 0.0% 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 42.5% 2017 down 7.1% 79th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 6.2% 2017 down 59.9% 67th