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Personal Household Carbon Footprint Calculator


Household


How many people in your household?  individual(s)


Electricity


Enter or select a value from the options below:

What tariff category do you fall under?
What is your average monthly electricity bill?  Rand (VAT inclusive)
What is your monthly electricity consumption in kWh?  kWh (optional)


Transport


Public transport

Select type of public transport:
What is your annual distance travelled (km)?


Private transport
Note: includes transport to and from work, but not business mileage.

Vehicle numberVehicle 1Vehicle 2Vehicle 3
Type of vehicle
What fuel do you use?
Engine size (cc)
If known, enter your fuel consumption in litres per 100km (if not, leave blank)
What is your annual distance travelled (km)?


Flights (recreational and business)


How many domestic return flights per year?
JHB-CT
JHB-DBN
JHB-PE
CT-PE/DBN
Flight class
Flying fromDestinationtCO2e *Distance (km) (direct)Enter number flights
How many international return flights per year?
* Economy class (including connection flights)

Africa

Cape Town Harare, Zimbabwe 0.8438 2182
Cape Town Maseru, Lesothu 0.6090 996
Cape Town Gaborone, Botswana 0.5764 1256
Cape Town Windhoek, Namibia 0.5368 1265
Cape Town Maputo, Mozambique 0.6553 1622
Cape Town Angola, Luanda 1.7063 2827
Cape Town Lusaka, Zambia 0.9005 2281
Cape Town Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 1.2901 3295
Cape Town Lagos, Nigeria 1.5092 4768
Cape Town Cairo, Egypt 1.5499 7202
Cape Town Accra, Ghana 1.6088 4792
Cape Town Antananarivo, Madagascar 1.2355 3324
Cape Town Nairobi, Kenya 1.3110 -
Johannesburg Harare, Zimbabwe 0.3973 977
Johannesburg Maseru, Lesothu 0.1626 354
Johannesburg Gaborone, Botswana 0.1300 259
Johannesburg Windhoek, Namibia 0.4534 1164
Johannesburg Maputo, Mozambique 0.2370 469
Johannesburg Luanda, Angola 0.6298 2457
Johannesburg Lusaka, Zambia 0.4540 1196
Johannesburg Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8430 2765
Johannesburg Lagos, Nigeria 1.0620 4508
Johannesburg Cairo, Egypt 1.3360 6222
Johannesburg Accra, Ghana 1.1620 4639
Johannesburg Antananarivo, Madagascar 0.7890 2167
Johannesburg Nairobi, Kenya 0.8650 -
Durban Harare, Zimbabwe 0.6350 1337
Durban Maseru, Lesothu 0.4000 347
Durban Gaborone, Botswana 0.3670 767
Durban Windhoek, Namibia 0.6910 1605
Durban Mozambique, Maputo 0.1940 458
Durban Luanda, Angola 0.8678 2978
Durban Lusaka, Zambia 0.6920 1628
Durban Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 1.0810 3280
Durban Lagos, Nigeria 1.3000 4995
Durban Cairo, Egypt 1.5740 6656
Durban Accra, Ghana 1.4000 5152
Durban Antananarivo, Madagascar 1.0260 2061
Durban Nairobi, Kenya 1.1030 -

South /Central America

Cape Town Sao Paulo, Brazil 1.5330 6357
Cape Town Lima, Peru 2.0390 9758
Cape Town Buenos Aires, Argentina 0.8432 6909
Cape Town Santiago, Chile 1.7080 7962
Cape Town Bogota, Columbia 2.2660 10532
Cape Town La Paz, Bolivia 2.1670 8700
Johannesburg Buenos Aires, Argentina 1.0060 8115
Johannesburg Lima, Peru 1.5930 6752
Johannesburg Santiago, Chile 1.2620 9187
Johannesburg Bogota, Columbia 1.8190 11438
Johannesburg Sao Paulo, Brazil 1.0870 7429
Johannesburg La Paz, Bolivia 1.7210 9803
Durban Buenos Aires, Argentina 1.2440 8151
Durban Lima, Peru 1.8310 11306
Durban Santiago, Chile 1.5000 9184
Durban Bogota, Columbia 2.0570 11709
Durban Sao Paulo, Brazil 1.3250 7594
Durban La Paz, Bolivia 1.9590 9944

Asia

Cape Town Bangkok, Thailand 1.8360 10143
Cape Town Hong Kong, China 2.0870 11863
Cape Town Mumbai, India 1.5040 -
Cape Town Singapore, Singapore 1.3340 -
Cape Town Shanghai, China 2.3450 -
Johannesburg Bangkok, Thailand 1.3900 9010
Johannesburg Hong Kong, China 1.6410 9898
Johannesburg Mumbai, India 1.0570 -
Johannesburg Singapore, Singapore 1.1810 -
Johannesburg Shanghai, China 1.8980 -
Durban Singapore, Singapore 1.4190 -
Durban Bangkok, Thailand 1.6280 8869
Durban Hong Kong, China 1.8780 10593
Durban Mumbai, India 1.2950 -
Durban Shanghai, China 2.1360 -

Australia/ New Zealand

Cape Town Auckland, New Zealand 2.2930 11788
Cape Town Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1.9330 11033
Johannesburg Auckland, New Zealand 1.8470 12214
Johannesburg Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1.4870 11078
Durban Auckland, New Zealand 2.0840 11681
Durban Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1.7250 10540

Europe

Cape Town Paris, France 1.7947 9306
Cape Town Athens, Greece 1.6059 7984
Cape Town Madrid, Spain 1.7718 8541
Cape Town London, England 1.5277 9635
Cape Town Amsterdam, Netherlands 1.4272 9648
Cape Town Istanbul, Turkey 1.2429
Johannesburg Paris, France 1.3483 8686
Johannesburg Athens, Greece 1.1595 7116
Johannesburg Madrid, Spain 1.3253 8063
Johannesburg London, England 1.2792 9027
Johannesburg Amsterdam, Netherlands 1.5810 8979
Johannesburg Istanbul, Turkey 1.1004
Durban Paris, France 1.5862 9198
Durban Athens, Greece 1.3974 7575
Durban Madrid, Spain 1.5633 8585
Durban London, England 1.5171 9538
Durban Amsterdam, Netherlands 1.8190 9480
Durban Istanbul, Turkey 1.3383

United Arab Emirates/ Middle East

Cape Town Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1.3686 7616
Cape Town Doha, Qatar 1.3049 7426
Cape Town Tel Aviv, Israel 1.3425 -
Johannesburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates 0.9222 6399
Johannesburg Doha, Qatar 0.8585 6228
Johannesburg Tel Aviv, Israel 0.8960 -
Durban Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1.1601 6599
Durban Doha, Qatar 1.0964 6505
Durban Tel Aviv, Israel 1.1340 -

Northern America

Cape Town New York City, New York, USA 2.5623 12548
Cape Town Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA 2.6110 12702
Johannesburg New York City, New York, USA 2.1158 12810
Johannesburg Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA 2.1646 13023
Durban New York City, New York, USA 2.3537 13298
Durban Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA 2.4025 13495


Waste

How many wheelie bins does your household use per week?
Do you recycle paper/cardboard?
Do you recycle metals?
Do you recycle plastics?
Do you recycle glass?
Do you compost?


Fires


Braais
Average number of braais per month in summer (6 months)?  braai(s)
Do you braai with wood or charcoal?
How many kg of fuel do you use per braai?
(1 bag of wood = 10 kg, 1 bag of charcoal = 5 kg) 		 kgs


Home fires
Average number of home fires per month in winter (6 months)?  fire(s)
Do you use wood or charcoal?
How many kg of fuel do you use per fire?
(1 bag of wood = 10 kg, 1 bag of charcoal = 5 kg) 		 kgs


  
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