South America CO2 emissions data for 2005

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2005?

South America emitted 881.1 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2005. This represents 2.98% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2005?

In 2005, South America emitted 2.37 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 372502549.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 881.1 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2005 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	540.0	1.45
Gas	204.31	0.55
Coal	78.26	0.21
Cement	30.41	0.08
Flaring	22.75	0.06