North America CO2 emissions data for 2012

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2012?

North America emitted 6584.05 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012. This represents 18.85% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2012?

In 2012, North America emitted 11.98 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 554435782.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 6584.05 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2012 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 2862.03 5.21
Gas 1750.72 3.19
Coal 1794.38 3.27
Cement 67.58 0.12
Flaring 76.1 0.14