Eskom greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions released by South Africa’s main electricity prducer, the state-owned utility Eskom. Emissions include total emissions as well as carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O). Data is from the Draft 10th National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 1990-2024
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The data
35 rows, 5 columns.
- year Year
- Calendar year 1990 – 2024
- total_co2e Number
- Gigagrams (Gg) of carbon dioxide equivalent, or total greenhouse gas emissions 125561 – 245858
- co2 Number
- Gigagrams (Gg) of carbon dioxide emissions 125011 – 244784
- ch4 Number
- Gigagrams (Gg) of Methane (CH₄) emissions 36 – 73
- n2o Number
- Gigagrams (Gg) of nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions 513 – 1001
Latest rows
| year | total_co2e | co2 | ch4 | n2o |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 197509 | 196649 | 60 | 801 |
| 2023 | 186866 | 186053 | 58 | 754 |
| 2022 | 195814 | 194961 | 60 | 793 |
| 2021 | 209310 | 208398 | 63 | 849 |
| 2020 | 204912 | 204017 | 61 | 833 |
| 2019 | 212876 | 211948 | 64 | 865 |
| 2018 | 215383 | 214442 | 63 | 878 |
| 2017 | 216710 | 215762 | 63 | 884 |
| 2016 | 219187 | 218228 | 64 | 894 |
| 2015 | 226150 | 225166 | 70 | 914 |
| 2014 | 234346 | 233324 | 71 | 950 |
| 2013 | 239751 | 238705 | 72 | 974 |
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