North America CO2 emissions data for 2003

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2003?

North America emitted 7175.89 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2003. This represents 25.95% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2003?

In 2003, North America emitted 14.39 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 503641588.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7175.89 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2003 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	3196.39	6.41
Gas	1506.49	3.02
Coal	2314.74	4.64
Cement	71.39	0.14
Flaring	58.18	0.12