South America CO2 emissions data for 2004
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2004?
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South America emitted 856.52 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2004.
This represents 2.99% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2004?
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In 2004, South America emitted 2.33 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 368126871.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 856.52 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2004 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
517.73 |
1.41 |
| Gas |
208.84 |
0.57 |
| Coal |
76.85 |
0.21 |
| Cement |
27.44 |
0.07 |
| Flaring |
20.16 |
0.05 |