South America CO2 emissions data for 2009
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2009?
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South America emitted 961.18 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009.
This represents 3.05% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2009?
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In 2009, South America emitted 2.47 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 389045327.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 961.18 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2009 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
599.26 |
1.54 |
| Gas |
214.76 |
0.55 |
| Coal |
75.97 |
0.2 |
| Cement |
38.05 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
28.08 |
0.07 |