Land use change CO2 in South Africa stood at 3.882 mn t in 2025, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is up 24% from 3.119 mn t in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 0.347 mn t (up 1,018% since). The highest value since 1850 was 61.95 mn t in 1960, the lowest -0.427 mn t in 2018. South Africa ranked 75th highest of the 194 countries in this dataset in 2025; Brazil ranked first.
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Land use change CO2 in South Africa stood at 3.882 mn t in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is up 24% from 3.119 mn t in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 0.347 mn t (up 1,018% since).
South Africa ranked 75th highest of the 194 countries in this dataset in 2025; Brazil ranked first.
The highest value since 1850 was 61.95 mn t in 1960, the lowest -0.427 mn t in 2018.
| Indicator | Land use change CO2 |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | mn t |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). Land use change CO2 — South Africa [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/land-use-change-co2/ZAF. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-land-use
Our World in Data. "Land use change CO2 — South Africa." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/land-use-change-co2/ZAF. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-land-use.
Our World in Data. 2026. "Land use change CO2 — South Africa." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/land-use-change-co2/ZAF. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-land-use.
@misc{econdash_land_use_change_co2_zaf,
author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{Land use change CO2 --- South Africa}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/land-use-change-co2/ZAF},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-land-use}
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