North America CO2 emissions data for 2005

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2005?

North America emitted 7324.3 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2005. This represents 24.75% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2005?

In 2005, North America emitted 14.37 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 514942529.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7324.3 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2005 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	3302.97	6.48
Gas	1498.58	2.94
Coal	2355.12	4.62
Cement	76.96	0.15
Flaring	58.91	0.12