South Africa vs Venezuela: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
South Africa
0.4%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.5%
in 2024
South Africa rank
35th
Venezuela rank
34th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- South Africa
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Venezuela ahead.
South Africa ranks 35th and Venezuela ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, South Africa or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between South Africa and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Venezuela rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- South Africa ranks 35th and Venezuela ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.