Antigua and Barbuda vs South Africa: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Antigua and Barbuda
6.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
6.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
41st
South Africa rank
39th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • South Africa
-5051015188419542024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.93 tonnes per person against 6.81 tonnes per person in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 194 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s -0.5242 tonnes per person 11.61 tonnes per person 12.14 tonnes per person South Africa
1960s 0.7116 tonnes per person 10.4 tonnes per person 9.69 tonnes per person South Africa
1970s 4.12 tonnes per person 10.09 tonnes per person 5.98 tonnes per person South Africa
1980s 0.9078 tonnes per person 10.79 tonnes per person 9.89 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 2.64 tonnes per person 9.71 tonnes per person 7.07 tonnes per person South Africa
2000s 5.05 tonnes per person 9.51 tonnes per person 4.46 tonnes per person South Africa
2010s 6.12 tonnes per person 8.38 tonnes per person 2.27 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 6.55 tonnes per person 7.05 tonnes per person 0.5002 tonnes per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Antigua and Barbuda or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.93 tonnes per person against 6.81 tonnes per person in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa?
0.12 tonnes per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.