Carbon tax rates in South Africa, 2019-2030
South Africa's carbon tax rate in rands per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) as well the percentage of tax-free allowances for industrial process and fugitive emissions and combustion emissions and the tax rate after allowances have been deducted.
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The data
12 rows, 6 columns.
- year Year
- 2019 – 2030
- carbon_tax_rate_zar Number
- Tax rate per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) in South African rands 120 – 462
- allowance_process_emissions Number
- Percentage of tax-free allowances for industrial process and fugitive emissions 0.95 – 0.95
- tax_rate_process_ZAR Number
- 6 – 23
- allowance_combustion_emissions Number
- Percentage of tax-free allowances for combustion emissions 0.85 – 0.85
- tax_rate_combustion_ZAR Number
- 18 – 69
Latest rows
| year | carbon_tax_rate_zar | allowance_process_emissions | tax_rate_process_ZAR | allowance_combustion_emissions | tax_rate_combustion_ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 462 | 0.95 | 23 | 0.85 | 69 |
| 2029 | 424 | 0.95 | 21 | 0.85 | 64 |
| 2028 | 385 | 0.95 | 19 | 0.85 | 58 |
| 2027 | 347 | 0.95 | 17 | 0.85 | 52 |
| 2026 | 308 | 0.95 | 15 | 0.85 | 46 |
| 2025 | 236 | 0.95 | 12 | 0.85 | 35 |
| 2024 | 190 | 0.95 | 10 | 0.85 | 29 |
| 2023 | 159 | 0.95 | 8 | 0.85 | 24 |
| 2022 | 144 | 0.95 | 7 | 0.85 | 22 |
| 2021 | 134 | 0.95 | 7 | 0.85 | 20 |
| 2020 | 127 | 0.95 | 6 | 0.85 | 19 |
| 2019 | 120 | 0.95 | 6 | 0.85 | 18 |
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