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South Africa: CO2 emissions
7.51metric tons · 2019-6.2% since 2009
Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Annual figures for South Africa from 1990 to 2019.
Every year
| Year | Value (metric tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.508 | |
| 2018 | 7.516 | |
| 2017 | 7.642 | |
| 2016 | 7.564 | |
| 2015 | 7.67 | |
| 2014 | 8.212 | |
| 2013 | 8.138 | |
| 2012 | 8.078 | |
| 2011 | 7.87 | |
| 2010 | 8.304 | |
| 2009 | 8.008 | |
| 2008 | 8.573 | |
| 2007 | 8.084 | |
| 2006 | 7.832 | |
| 2005 | 7.887 | |
| 2004 | 8.035 | |
| 2003 | 7.558 | |
| 2002 | 7.179 | |
| 2001 | 7.034 | |
| 2000 | 6.33 | |
| 1999 | 6.279 | |
| 1998 | 6.787 | |
| 1997 | 6.724 | |
| 1996 | 6.489 | |
| 1995 | 6.379 | |
| 1994 | 6.216 | |
| 1993 | 6.219 | |
| 1992 | 6.175 | |
| 1991 | 6.425 | |
| 1990 | 6.73 |
Source
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