South America CO2 emissions data for 2003

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2003?

South America emitted 820.05 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2003. This represents 2.97% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2003?

In 2003, South America emitted 2.26 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 363705424.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 820.05 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2003 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	504.65	1.39
Gas	185.49	0.51
Coal	76.5	0.21
Cement	27.61	0.08
Flaring	20.73	0.06