South America CO2 emissions data for 2002

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2002?

South America emitted 819.47 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2002. This represents 3.12% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2002?

In 2002, South America emitted 2.28 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 359177090.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 819.47 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2002 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	513.91	1.43
Gas	180.43	0.5
Coal	71.3	0.2
Cement	27.62	0.08
Flaring	21.26	0.06