Asia CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Asia emit in 2001?

Asia emitted 9491.19 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 36.97% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Asia in 2001?

In 2001, Asia emitted 2.51 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 3785215058.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 9491.19 million tonnes emitted by Asia in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	3321.92	0.88
Gas	1105.03	0.29
Coal	4365.29	1.15
Cement	498.8	0.13
Flaring	91.13	0.02