North America CO2 emissions data for 2022
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did North America emit in 2022?
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North America emitted 6279.69 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2022.
This represents 16.9% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of North America in 2022?
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In 2022, North America emitted 10.53 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 600323657.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 6279.69 million tonnes emitted by North America in 2022 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2860.34 |
4.8 |
| Gas |
2209.84 |
3.71 |
| Coal |
1013.48 |
1.7 |
| Cement |
77.44 |
0.13 |
| Flaring |
91.61 |
0.15 |