Europe CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Europe emit in 2012?
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Europe emitted 5999.42 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 17.17% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Europe in 2012?
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In 2012, Europe emitted 8.11 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 740063831.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 5999.42 million tonnes emitted by Europe in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
1932.96 |
2.61 |
| Gas |
1899.89 |
2.57 |
| Coal |
1908.62 |
2.58 |
| Cement |
112.25 |
0.15 |
| Flaring |
82.32 |
0.11 |