South America CO2 emissions data for 2000
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2000?
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South America emitted 811.73 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2000.
This represents 3.18% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2000?
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In 2000, South America emitted 2.32 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 349634344.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 811.73 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2000 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
506.94 |
1.45 |
| Gas |
166.64 |
0.48 |
| Coal |
79.04 |
0.23 |
| Cement |
31.03 |
0.09 |
| Flaring |
23.08 |
0.07 |