North America CO2 emissions data for 2000

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2000?

North America emitted 7100.39 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2000. This represents 27.84% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2000?

In 2000, North America emitted 14.76 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 486364446.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7100.39 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2000 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	3092.33	6.43
Gas	1526.63	3.17
Coal	2321.67	4.82
Cement	68.71	0.14
Flaring	60.72	0.13