North America CO2 emissions data for 2007

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2007?

North America emitted 7366.56 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2007. This represents 23.39% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2007?

In 2007, North America emitted 14.13 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 526315123.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7366.56 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2007 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 3258.96 6.25
Gas 1590.14 3.05
Coal 2343.72 4.5
Cement 79.64 0.15
Flaring 61.9 0.12