South America CO2 emissions data for 2010
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2010?
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South America emitted 1072.13 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2010.
This represents 3.22% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2010?
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In 2010, South America emitted 2.73 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 393078326.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1072.13 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2010 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
664.41 |
1.69 |
| Gas |
241.45 |
0.61 |
| Coal |
94.74 |
0.24 |
| Cement |
40.34 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
25.25 |
0.06 |