North America CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2012?
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North America emitted 6584.05 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 18.85% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2012?
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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 |