North America CO2 emissions data for 2010

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2010?

North America emitted 6866.12 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2010. This represents 20.62% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2010?

In 2010, North America emitted 12.76 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 543052879.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 6866.12 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2010 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	2935.5	5.46
Gas	1639.46	3.05
Coal	2133.67	3.97
Cement	61.44	0.11
Flaring	62.97	0.12