North America CO2 emissions data for 2020
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2020?
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North America emitted 5835.1 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2020.
This represents 16.67% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2020?
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In 2020, North America emitted 9.89 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 594263186.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 5835.1 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2020 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2570.95 |
4.36 |
| Gas |
2098.44 |
3.56 |
| Coal |
969.17 |
1.64 |
| Cement |
74.48 |
0.13 |
| Flaring |
95.55 |
0.16 |