CO₂ emissions per capita: South Africa
6.8715796 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 141 years from 1884 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.8715796 |
| 2023 | 6.9069405 |
| 2022 | 6.8738866 |
| 2021 | 7.14546 |
| 2020 | 7.1875925 |
| 2019 | 7.899718 |
| 2018 | 7.7417293 |
| 2017 | 7.6344075 |
| 2016 | 7.9820704 |
| 2015 | 8.064963 |
| 2014 | 8.663356 |
| 2013 | 8.343052 |
| 2012 | 8.579701 |
| 2011 | 8.949351 |
| 2010 | 8.928475 |
| 2009 | 9.173127 |
| 2008 | 9.677716 |
| 2007 | 9.203381 |
| 2006 | 8.935195 |
| 2005 | 8.409871 |
| 2004 | 9.171435 |
| 2003 | 8.338209 |
| 2002 | 7.4241047 |
| 2001 | 7.8122125 |
| 2000 | 8.022367 |
| 1999 | 8.021964 |
| 1998 | 8.161872 |
| 1997 | 8.435343 |
| 1996 | 8.060904 |
| 1995 | 8.120774 |
| 1994 | 7.6970315 |
| 1993 | 7.3989305 |
| 1992 | 7.099532 |
| 1991 | 7.8207426 |
| 1990 | 7.6800613 |
| 1989 | 8.597703 |
| 1988 | 8.904788 |
| 1987 | 8.805399 |
| 1986 | 9.134771 |
| 1985 | 9.242169 |
| 1984 | 9.311615 |
| 1983 | 8.916063 |
| 1982 | 8.870282 |
| 1981 | 8.417489 |
| 1980 | 7.7306995 |
| 1979 | 7.6367116 |
| 1978 | 7.2437434 |
| 1977 | 7.365265 |
| 1976 | 7.3084073 |
| 1975 | 7.201168 |
| 1974 | 7.0649953 |
| 1973 | 7.1355233 |
| 1972 | 7.2664576 |
| 1971 | 7.3405147 |
| 1970 | 6.715526 |
| 1969 | 6.6224833 |
| 1968 | 6.5826178 |
| 1967 | 6.584604 |
| 1966 | 6.5126657 |
| 1965 | 6.7126346 |
| 1964 | 6.457979 |
| 1963 | 6.111272 |
| 1962 | 6.066533 |
| 1961 | 6.039721 |
| 1960 | 5.951708 |
| 1959 | 5.899035 |
| 1958 | 6.162016 |
| 1957 | 5.880295 |
| 1956 | 5.86343 |
| 1955 | 5.706095 |
| 1954 | 5.201396 |
| 1953 | 5.108652 |
| 1952 | 5.209913 |
| 1951 | 4.889043 |
| 1950 | 4.671846 |
| 1949 | 4.7465005 |
| 1948 | 4.5651846 |
| 1947 | 4.5498047 |
| 1946 | 4.6544867 |
| 1945 | 4.7289643 |
| 1944 | 4.7074795 |
| 1943 | 4.2875905 |
| 1942 | 4.339325 |
| 1941 | 4.0492563 |
| 1940 | 3.866799 |
| 1939 | 3.8141108 |
| 1938 | 3.749064 |
| 1937 | 3.6386213 |
| 1936 | 3.554351 |
| 1935 | 3.307719 |
| 1934 | 3.029633 |
| 1933 | 2.7119203 |
| 1932 | 2.56178 |
| 1931 | 2.8492157 |
| 1930 | 3.266413 |
| 1929 | 3.5715163 |
| 1928 | 3.5102365 |
| 1927 | 3.576474 |
| 1926 | 3.7589078 |
| 1925 | 3.6516728 |
| 1924 | 3.576961 |
| 1923 | 3.4767804 |
| 1922 | 2.9246798 |
| 1921 | 3.4797127 |
| 1920 | 3.580643 |
| 1919 | 3.2852855 |
| 1918 | 3.2077305 |
| 1917 | 3.4212754 |
| 1916 | 3.2490325 |
| 1915 | 2.8018916 |
| 1914 | 2.8303142 |
| 1913 | 2.9671652 |
| 1912 | 2.7556145 |
| 1911 | 2.6380436 |
| 1910 | 2.7863219 |
| 1909 | 2.498554 |
| 1908 | 2.2070045 |
| 1907 | 2.1834621 |
| 1906 | 2.0124688 |
| 1905 | 1.7904944 |
| 1904 | 1.5922661 |
| 1903 | 1.4374822 |
| 1902 | 1.0945115 |
| 1901 | 0.7461658 |
| 1900 | 0.4512719 |
| 1899 | 1.0828559 |
| 1898 | 1.2014496 |
| 1897 | 0.9591635 |
| 1896 | 0.8639288 |
| 1895 | 0.68461627 |
| 1894 | 0.5043756 |
| 1893 | 0.3769856 |
| 1892 | 0.10166516 |
| 1891 | 0.06353949 |
| 1890 | 0.064224645 |
| 1889 | 0.028852092 |
| 1888 | 0.017821977 |
| 1887 | 0.01064474 |
| 1886 | 0.010759545 |
| 1885 | 0.008365839 |
| 1884 | 0.0050736433 |