South America CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2008?
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South America emitted 987.6 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 3.08% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2008?
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In 2008, South America emitted 2.57 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 385031415.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 987.6 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
607.8 |
1.58 |
| Gas |
221.79 |
0.58 |
| Coal |
90.6 |
0.24 |
| Cement |
38.34 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
23.38 |
0.06 |