Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in South Africa
South Africa: Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total was 100.01 Index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in South Africa, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2022, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in South Africa stood at 100.01 Index.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in South Africa peaked at 107.91 Index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 76.28 Index, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 34th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.28 Index | — |
| 1994 | 76.44 Index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 100.68 Index | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 100.89 Index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 101.25 Index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 101.58 Index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 102.97 Index | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 102.73 Index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 105.26 Index | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 106.68 Index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 105.66 Index | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 105.96 Index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 105.31 Index | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 107.91 Index | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 102.28 Index | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 103.35 Index | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 103.75 Index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 102.85 Index | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 103.39 Index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 100.7 Index | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 99.45 Index | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 99.31 Index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.44 Index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.01 Index | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.36 Index | 76.28 Index | 76.44 Index | 2 |
| 2000s | 102.77 Index | 100 Index | 106.68 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.49 Index | 99.45 Index | 107.91 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.59 Index | 99.31 Index | 100.01 Index | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in South Africa?
- Air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in South Africa was 100.01 Index in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 107.91 Index in 2012.
- What is the lowest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.28 Index in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total emissions excluding LULUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in man-made emissions of major greenhouse gases and emissions by gas. Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4(methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2. For UNCCCC Annex I countries, data follow the IPCC 2006 guidelines. Territories' coverage are as those defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Data source(s): National Inventory Submissions 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables), available here. Data for Indonesia, Israel and Korea were derived from Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaires submitted to the OECD. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 Database documentation