Climate Debt of South Africa 2025: $61 Billion or 0.66% of the Global Climate Debt (or $955 Per Capita)

09 Nov
Climate Debt of South Africa 2025: $61 Billion or 0.66% of the Global Climate Debt (or $955 Per Capita)

/2025/ South Africa ranks 50th in Climate Debt Per Capita accumulated 2000-2025. Below are some key figures in the calculations. The diagram above shows the Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Capita and the Free Level of emissions (green). The wide straight red line shows emissions in the 1990s (baseline in the calculations).

South Africa Climate Debt accumulated 2000-2025
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Climate Damage Pricing
$955.08
Per Capita
Climate Damage Pricing, Total
$61,132,187,953
Total
Climate Funds (Damage paid for)
$0.13
Per Capita
Climate Funds, Total (Damage paid for)
$8,330,000
Total
Climate Debt, Total
$61,123,857,953
Total
Price per tons CO₂ emitted since 2000
$4.59
Per Ton
Climate Debt reduced by Funds
0.0136%
Climate Debt as share of GDP+
7.3%
Climate Debt
$955
Per Capita
Climate Debt, Total
$61.124
Billion

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