South America CO2 emissions data for 2013
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2013?
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South America emitted 1208.39 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2013.
This represents 3.43% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2013?
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In 2013, South America emitted 2.98 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 405147963.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1208.39 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2013 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
729.43 |
1.8 |
| Gas |
266.53 |
0.66 |
| Coal |
117.82 |
0.29 |
| Cement |
49.25 |
0.12 |
| Flaring |
38.87 |
0.1 |