Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0006 units per person
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
108th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.001 units per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0006 units per person
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in South Africa, 1990–2019

0000.0010.0010.0011990200420191990: 0.001 units per person1991: 0.001 units per person1992: 0.001 units per person1993: 0.001 units per person1994: 0.001 units per person1995: 0.001 units per person1996: 0.001 units per person1997: 0.001 units per person1998: 0.001 units per person1999: 0.001 units per person2000: 0.001 units per person2001: 0.001 units per person2002: 0.001 units per person2003: 0.001 units per person2004: 0.001 units per person2005: 0.001 units per person2006: 0.001 units per person2007: 0.001 units per person2008: 0.001 units per person2009: 0.001 units per person2010: 0.001 units per person2011: 0.001 units per person2012: 0.001 units per person2013: 0.001 units per person2014: 0.001 units per person2015: 0.001 units per person2016: 0.001 units per person2017: 0.001 units per person2018: 0.001 units per person2019: 0.001 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.0006 units per person for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.001 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 2019.

South Africa ranks 108th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in South Africa, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1990 0.001 units per person
1991 0.001 units per person -1.8%
1992 0.0009 units per person -3.3%
1993 0.0009 units per person -2.9%
1994 0.0009 units per person -3.5%
1995 0.0009 units per person -1.7%
1996 0.0009 units per person +5.6%
1997 0.0009 units per person -0.1%
1998 0.0009 units per person +3.4%
1999 0.0009 units per person -3.8%
2000 0.0009 units per person -3.9%
2001 0.0008 units per person -4.4%
2002 0.0008 units per person +2.3%
2003 0.0008 units per person -4.9%
2004 0.0008 units per person -3.0%
2005 0.0008 units per person +2.4%
2006 0.0008 units per person -4.4%
2007 0.0008 units per person +2.3%
2008 0.0008 units per person -0.5%
2009 0.0008 units per person -1.0%
2010 0.0008 units per person -1.4%
2011 0.0007 units per person -2.1%
2012 0.0007 units per person +0.0%
2013 0.0007 units per person -4.0%
2014 0.0007 units per person -1.1%
2015 0.0007 units per person -6.0%
2016 0.0006 units per person -3.6%
2017 0.0007 units per person +3.5%
2018 0.0006 units per person -2.6%
2019 0.0006 units per person -5.6%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.0006 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0.0006 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 units per person, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0009 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.001 units per person 10
2000s 0.0008 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0009 units per person 10
2010s 0.0007 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0008 units per person 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 105 Armenia 0.0006 units per person compare
  2. 106 Philippines 0.0006 units per person compare
  3. 107 United Kingdom 0.0006 units per person compare
  4. 109 Spain 0.0006 units per person compare
  5. 110 Georgia 0.0006 units per person compare
  6. 111 El Salvador 0.0006 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita in South Africa was 0.0006 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2019.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita?
South Africa ranks 108th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.