North America CO2 emissions data for 2018
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2018?
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North America emitted 6599.18 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2018.
This represents 17.95% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2018?
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In 2018, North America emitted 11.35 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 585864285.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 6599.18 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2018 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2973.09 |
5.11 |
| Gas |
2055.86 |
3.54 |
| Coal |
1373.66 |
2.36 |
| Cement |
74.29 |
0.13 |
| Flaring |
95.43 |
0.16 |