South America CO2 emissions data for 2011

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2011?

South America emitted 1088.92 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2011. This represents 3.16% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2011?

In 2011, South America emitted 2.74 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 397135158.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1088.92 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2011 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	660.13	1.66
Gas	244.31	0.62
Coal	105.57	0.27
Cement	43.34	0.11
Flaring	29.24	0.07