Total CO₂ emissions in South Africa
440 million
tonnes CO₂ per year · 2024
15th highest of 215 countries
In 2014: 482 million
Nearby in the ranking
- Turkey 513 million
- Brazil 483 million
- Mexico 461 million
- South Africa 440 million
- Australia 387 million
- Vietnam 371 million
- United Kingdom 313 million
More about South Africa
Total CO₂ emissions in every country
About the data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.
- Unit
- tonnes CO₂ per year
- Years
- 1860–2024
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- Our World in Data
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- Our World in Data; Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0