Energy — Emissions per capita in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Energy — Emissions per capita was 6.75 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Southern Africa stood at 6.75 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Southern Africa peaked at 10.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.75 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.
Southern Africa ranks 8th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.93 t CO2eq/cap | 8.29 t CO2eq/cap | 9.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.25 t CO2eq/cap | 7.96 t CO2eq/cap | 10.32 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 t CO2eq/cap | 7.75 t CO2eq/cap | 9.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 t CO2eq/cap | 6.75 t CO2eq/cap | 7.35 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 5 United Arab Emirates 26.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 22.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 21.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Oman 19.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Mongolia 19.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Netherlands Antilles (former) 18.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Canada 16.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Southern Africa?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Southern Africa was 6.75 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2008.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Southern Africa ranks 8th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.