North America CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2001?

North America emitted 7011.18 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 27.31% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2001?

In 2001, North America emitted 14.39 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 492319208.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7011.18 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	3124.09	6.41
Gas	1470.93	3.02
Coal	2259.26	4.64
Cement	68.31	0.14
Flaring	59.13	0.12