In 2013, CO2 emissions in South Africa have grown 11.891 megatons, 2.59% compared to 2012.
CO2 emissions in 2013 were 471.121 megatons, making South Africa is among the countries that pollute the most in the ranking of countries for CO2 emissions, made up of 184 countries, in which the countries are ranked from least to most pollutant.
In addition to its total emissions of CO2 into the atmospher, which logically depend, among other variables, on the country's population, it is convenient to analyze the behavior of its emissions per inhabitant. In the table we see that per capita CO2 emissions in South Africa, have increased in 2013, in which they have been 8.76 tons per inhabitant.
Regarding evolution f CO2 emissions per 1000 dollars of GDP, which measures, for the same country, the "environmental efficiency" with which it is produced over time. In the last period, South Africa, has emitted 0.62 kilos for every $ 1,000 of GDP, the same as in 2012.
In the table we can see the evolution of CO2 emissions, which have grown since 2003, as have per capita emissions and, on the contrary, CO2 emissions per $ 1,000 of GDP.
However, in the last five years, total emissions have decreased in South Africa, as have emissions per capita, then the situation is improving.
Click on the following link to see the ranking of CO2 emissions by countries and in the Economy of South Africa to see all the information we publish about South Africa.