South America CO2 emissions data for 2006

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2006?

South America emitted 909.01 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2006. This represents 2.97% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2006?

In 2006, South America emitted 2.41 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 376788418.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 909.01 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2006 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	557.97	1.48
Gas	209.67	0.56
Coal	80.12	0.21
Cement	34.76	0.09
Flaring	21.08	0.06