Nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

South Africa emitted 19.05 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
South Africa, 2024 19.05 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 19.02 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 26th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period South AfricaWorld
2024 19.05 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 19.02 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 18.92 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 19.88 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 18.42 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 18.11 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 18.63 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 19.71 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 18.57 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 18.40 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 19.52 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 18.83 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 18.64 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 18.27 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 18.31 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 18.01 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 18.46 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 19.19 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 18.74 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 19.38 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 19.45 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 19.06 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 19.14 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 18.21 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 17.62 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 19.02 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 19.52 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −2.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.N2O.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for South Africa
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database