Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in South Africa
South Africa: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in South Africa, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in South Africa is 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in South Africa peaked at 1.07 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
That places South Africa 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.07 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.995 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.981 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.963 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.902 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.855 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.819 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.798 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.872 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.889 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.822 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.754 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.713 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.668 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.681 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.645 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.603 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.627 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.619 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.603 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.563 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.54 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.544 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.498 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.498 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.457 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9824 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.902 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.07 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7871 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.668 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.889 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5769 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.498 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.645 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4533 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.498 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.486 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 1 Senegal 0.448 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 1 United States 0.292 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 2 Cambodia 0.427 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 2 Viet Nam 0.326 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 3 Pakistan 0.426 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 3 Estonia 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 4 Poland 0.224 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 5 China 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 5 Latvia 0.223 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 6 Lithuania 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.379 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 7 Myanmar 0.377 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in South Africa?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in South Africa was 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- South Africa ranks 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions