South America CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2001?

South America emitted 791.29 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 3.08% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2001?

In 2001, South America emitted 2.23 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 354475220.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 791.29 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	495.08	1.4
Gas	165.68	0.47
Coal	72.54	0.2
Cement	29.92	0.08
Flaring	23.26	0.07