North America CO2 emissions data for 2021
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2021?
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North America emitted 6201.32 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021.
This represents 16.84% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2021?
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In 2021, North America emitted 10.46 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 597123384.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 6201.32 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2021 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2799.02 |
4.72 |
| Gas |
2115.89 |
3.57 |
| Coal |
1088.22 |
1.84 |
| Cement |
78.07 |
0.13 |
| Flaring |
93.16 |
0.16 |