North America CO2 emissions data for 2016
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2016?
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North America emitted 6467.59 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016.
This represents 18.24% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2016?
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In 2016, North America emitted 11.32 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 576008328.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 6467.59 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2016 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2924.11 |
5.12 |
| Gas |
1882.61 |
3.3 |
| Coal |
1478.1 |
2.59 |
| Cement |
73.59 |
0.13 |
| Flaring |
78.33 |
0.14 |