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Coal's share of fossil CO₂ in South Africa

% · 2024 · from Global Carbon Project Global Carbon Budget, fossil CO₂ emissions, via carbondata.dev

84.4%in 2024

+1.2 pts over 1 year, −1.7 pts over 5, −1.4 pts over 10
Highest quartile among countries: 3 of 137 with a 2024 figure (1 is the highest value)
World: 40.9% the same year

Compare South Africa with other countries · Which countries have this data, and for which years

Coal's share of fossil CO₂, South Africa and the worldSouth Africa was at 84.4% in 2024, above the world's 40.9%; in 1884 it was 100.0%.

South Africa
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Year	South Africa	World
2024	84.4%	40.9%
2023	83.3%	41.0%
2022	83.3%	41.2%
2021	83.4%	40.6%
2020	85.9%	40.6%
2019	86.1%	39.6%
2018	84.7%	40.2%
2017	84.1%	40.3%
2016	84.1%	40.5%
2015	84.7%	41.4%
2014	85.8%	42.3%
2013	86.0%	42.4%
2012	86.3%	42.5%
2011	84.4%	42.6%
2010	87.1%	41.8%
2009	82.3%	41.3%
2008	84.6%	41.0%
2007	84.3%	40.4%
2006	85.5%	39.7%
2005	90.5%	38.8%
2004	85.5%	37.8%
2003	88.4%	37.9%
2002	91.3%	36.7%
2001	90.9%	35.8%
2000	89.3%	35.9%
1999	89.8%	35.5%
1998	86.4%	35.8%
1997	86.5%	36.6%
1996	89.1%	37.0%
1995	88.3%	37.2%
1994	88.3%	37.1%
1993	90.4%	37.2%
1992	86.2%	37.1%
1991	85.2%	36.9%
1990	84.7%	38.1%
1989	83.3%	39.8%
1988	85.7%	40.3%
1987	86.4%	40.5%
1986	84.8%	40.4%
1985	84.5%	40.4%
1984	83.9%	39.0%
1983	82.2%	38.5%
1982	82.3%	37.7%
1981	84.9%	36.8%
1980	85.0%	36.0%
1979	82.3%	34.9%
1978	80.0%	34.2%
1977	79.4%	34.7%
1976	78.7%	34.9%
1975	78.1%	35.4%
1974	79.5%	34.5%
1973	79.2%	34.3%
1972	80.4%	35.1%
1971	79.2%	36.8%
1970	82.8%	38.2%
1969	84.3%	40.1%
1968	85.9%	41.2%
1967	84.4%	43.0%
1966	85.0%	45.1%
1965	86.7%	46.8%
1964	85.8%	48.2%
1963	88.0%	49.8%
1962	88.3%	50.6%
1961	88.6%	52.5%
1960	89.4%	55.0%
1959	89.5%	55.9%
1958	89.0%	56.6%
1957	89.6%	57.3%
1956	88.8%	58.1%
1955	89.4%	58.9%
1954	89.4%	59.7%
1953	90.0%	61.1%
1952	90.1%	62.3%
1951	89.8%	64.0%
1950	90.4%	65.4%
1949	98.9%	68.2%
1948	98.9%	68.7%
1947	98.9%	70.1%
1946	99.0%	70.2%
1945	99.1%	69.9%
1944	99.0%	74.9%
1943	99.1%	77.4%
1942	99.0%	78.5%
1941	99.0%	77.7%
1940	99.0%	77.7%
1939	98.8%	76.9%
1938	98.9%	76.4%
1937	98.9%	77.1%
1936	98.9%	78.1%
1935	99.2%	78.2%
1934	99.3%	78.8%
1933	99.4%	78.5%
1932	99.4%	79.0%
1931	100.0%	80.0%
1930	100.0%	81.3%
1929	99.4%	82.2%
1928	100.0%	82.8%
1927	100.0%	83.8%
1926	100.0%	83.9%
1925	100.0%	84.3%
1924	100.0%	84.9%
1923	100.0%	85.1%
1922	100.0%	85.0%
1921	100.0%	85.8%
1920	100.0%	88.3%
1919	100.0%	89.4%
1918	100.0%	91.7%
1917	100.0%	91.8%
1916	100.0%	92.2%
1915	100.0%	92.4%
1914	100.0%	92.9%
1913	100.0%	93.7%
1912	100.0%	94.0%
1911	100.0%	93.9%
1910	100.0%	94.2%
1909	100.0%	94.3%
1908	100.0%	94.4%
1907	100.0%	95.0%
1906	100.0%	95.2%
1905	100.0%	95.1%
1904	100.0%	94.9%
1903	100.0%	95.5%
1902	100.0%	95.3%
1901	100.0%	95.6%
1900	100.0%	95.9%
1899	100.0%	96.1%
1898	100.0%	96.1%
1897	100.0%	96.1%
1896	100.0%	96.1%
1895	100.0%	96.2%
1894	100.0%	96.5%
1893	100.0%	96.3%
1892	100.0%	96.5%
1891	100.0%	96.3%
1890	100.0%	96.4%
1889	100.0%	96.6%
1888	100.0%	96.5%
1887	100.0%	96.7%
1886	100.0%	97.1%
1885	100.0%	97.7%
1884	100.0%	98.0%
1883		98.3%
1882		97.9%
1881		98.0%
1880		98.2%
1879		98.3%
1878		98.6%
1877		98.7%
1876		99.1%
1875		99.1%
1874		99.0%
1873		99.2%
1872		99.4%
1871		99.4%
1870		99.4%
1869		99.5%
1868		99.5%
1867		99.6%
1866		99.6%
1865		99.7%
1864		99.7%
1863		99.7%
1862		99.6%
1861		99.7%
1860		99.9%
1859		100.0%
1858		100.0%
1857		100.0%
1856		100.0%
1855		100.0%
1854		100.0%
1853		100.0%
1852		100.0%
1851		100.0%
1850		100.0%
1849		100.0%
1848		100.0%
1847		100.0%
1846		100.0%
1845		100.0%
1844		100.0%
1843		100.0%
1842		100.0%
1841		100.0%
1840		100.0%
1839		100.0%
1838		100.0%
1837		100.0%
1836		100.0%
1835		100.0%
1834		100.0%
1833		100.0%
1832		100.0%
1831		100.0%
1830		100.0%
1829		100.0%
1828		100.0%
1827		100.0%
1826		100.0%
1825		100.0%
1824		100.0%
1823		100.0%
1822		100.0%
1821		100.0%
1820		100.0%
1819		100.0%
1818		100.0%
1817		100.0%
1816		100.0%
1815		100.0%
1814		100.0%
1813		100.0%
1812		100.0%
1811		100.0%
1810		100.0%
1809		100.0%
1808		100.0%
1807		100.0%
1806		100.0%
1805		100.0%
1804		100.0%
1803		100.0%
1802		100.0%
1801		100.0%
1800		100.0%
1799		100.0%
1798		100.0%
1797		100.0%
1796		100.0%
1795		100.0%
1794		100.0%
1793		100.0%
1792		100.0%
1791		100.0%
1790		100.0%
1789		100.0%
1788		100.0%
1787		100.0%
1786		100.0%
1785		100.0%
1784		100.0%
1783		100.0%
1782		100.0%
1781		100.0%
1780		100.0%
1779		100.0%
1778		100.0%
1777		100.0%
1776		100.0%
1775		100.0%
1774		100.0%
1773		100.0%
1772		100.0%
1771		100.0%
1770		100.0%
1769		100.0%
1768		100.0%
1767		100.0%
1766		100.0%
1765		100.0%
1764		100.0%
1763		100.0%
1762		100.0%
1761		100.0%
1760		100.0%
1759		100.0%
1758		100.0%
1757		100.0%
1756		100.0%
1755		100.0%
1754		100.0%
1753		100.0%
1752		100.0%
1751		100.0%
1750		100.0%

Where South Africa sits among countries, 2024South Africa's 84.4% is higher than 134 of the other 136 countries with a 2024 figure; the world as a whole was at 40.9%.

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Every country, 2024 (137)

North Korea 91.4%
Mongolia 86.7%
South Africa 84.4%
China 72.3%
Bosnia & Herzegovina 71.4%
Laos 68.4%
India 66.0%
Lesotho 63.8%
Vietnam 61.8%
Zimbabwe 61.7%
Serbia 58.9%
Botswana 58.4%
Kazakhstan 55.8%
Estonia 54.7%
Montenegro 54.1%
Taiwan 53.8%
New Caledonia 53.8%
Indonesia 53.7%
Philippines 52.7%
Bhutan 51.1%
Zambia 49.8%
Kyrgyzstan 48.1%
Poland 46.7%
Czechia 45.4%
Nepal 42.6%
South Korea 42.4%
Türkiye 40.8%
Tajikistan 40.7%
Japan 39.6%
Ukraine 38.3%
North Macedonia 37.1%
Australia 36.9%
Afghanistan 36.0%
Mauritius 34.4%
Hong Kong SAR China 34.1%
Malaysia 33.6%
Morocco 33.3%
Bulgaria 32.5%
Sri Lanka 29.9%
Madagascar 29.7%
Slovenia 29.5%
Germany 28.4%
Slovakia 28.2%
Cambodia 27.8%
Finland 26.1%
Pakistan 25.2%
Brunei 24.9%
Colombia 24.1%
Dominican Republic 24.0%
Bangladesh 24.0%
Iceland 22.8%
Thailand 22.5%
Russia 21.1%
Austria 19.8%
Israel 19.1%
New Zealand 18.1%
Eswatini 17.2%
Sweden 17.2%
Ethiopia 16.2%
Netherlands 16.2%
Kenya 15.2%
United States 14.9%
Uzbekistan 14.2%
Senegal 14.1%
Panama 13.9%
Chile 13.8%
Belgium 13.4%
Romania 11.7%
Albania 11.1%
Rwanda 10.8%
Brazil 10.5%
Norway 10.4%
Myanmar (Burma) 10.3%
Tanzania 10.1%
Niger 9.5%
Malawi 9.4%
Greece 9.0%
Hungary 9.0%
Mexico 8.7%
France 7.4%
Jordan 7.3%
Georgia 7.0%
Denmark 6.4%
Belarus 6.1%
Guatemala 6.0%
Ireland 5.8%
Burundi 5.6%
Benin 5.5%
United Kingdom 5.4%
Canada 5.4%
Spain 5.1%
Yemen 5.0%
Croatia 4.9%
Egypt 4.7%
Moldova 4.6%
Italy 3.7%
Peru 3.4%
Lithuania 3.0%
Jamaica 2.8%
Nigeria 2.2%
Luxembourg 2.1%
Singapore 2.1%
United Arab Emirates 1.9%
Argentina 1.8%
Switzerland 1.1%
Congo - Kinshasa 1.1%
Namibia 0.8%
Iran 0.8%
Cyprus 0.8%
Latvia 0.7%
Lebanon 0.7%
Armenia 0.6%
Costa Rica 0.6%
Kuwait 0.5%
Mozambique 0.5%
Portugal 0.4%
Algeria 0.3%
Venezuela 0.3%
Bahamas 0.1%
Azerbaijan 0.1%
Uruguay 0.1%
Saudi Arabia 0.1%
Bolivia 0.1%
Oman 0.0%
Syria 0.0%
Cuba 0.0%
Qatar 0.0%
Iraq 0.0%
Malta 0.0%
Turkmenistan 0.0%
Uganda 0.0%
El Salvador 0.0%
Paraguay 0.0%
Liechtenstein 0.0%
Guyana 0.0%
Bermuda 0.0%
Andorra 0.0%

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Global Carbon Project, Global Carbon Budget, fossil CO₂ emissions: GCB fossil CO₂, coal / total (CC BY 4.0), coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂
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