North America CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2008?

North America emitted 7133.4 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 22.26% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2008?

In 2008, North America emitted 13.54 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 532006442.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7133.4 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	3074.7	5.83
Gas	1595.08	3.03
Coal	2293.33	4.35
Cement	74.67	0.14
Flaring	64.46	0.12