largest emitters of carbon dioxide worldwide. The country's high emissions are mainly due to its reliance on coal energy.
South Africa generated 405 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial purposes in 2022. This was a decrease of roughly three percent compared with 2021 levels. South Africa is amongst the top 15 Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Africa from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Africa from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486073/co2-emissions-south-africa-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Africa from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486073/co2-emissions-south-africa-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Africa from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486073/co2-emissions-south-africa-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuel and Industrial Purposes in South Africa from 1970 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486073/co2-emissions-south-africa-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC, Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Africa from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486073/co2-emissions-south-africa-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Africa from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486073/co2-emissions-south-africa-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/