Europe CO2 emissions data for 2016
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Europe emit in 2016?
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Europe emitted 5606.78 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016.
This represents 15.81% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Europe in 2016?
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In 2016, Europe emitted 7.53 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 744516175.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 5606.78 million tonnes emitted by Europe in 2016 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
1975.68 |
2.65 |
| Gas |
1786.55 |
2.4 |
| Coal |
1611.05 |
2.16 |
| Cement |
106.02 |
0.14 |
| Flaring |
66.55 |
0.09 |