South America CO2 emissions data for 2015
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2015?
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South America emitted 1193.4 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2015.
This represents 3.37% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2015?
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In 2015, South America emitted 2.89 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 413134461.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1193.4 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2015 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
693.75 |
1.68 |
| Gas |
279.47 |
0.68 |
| Coal |
124.87 |
0.3 |
| Cement |
48.4 |
0.12 |
| Flaring |
40.51 |
0.1 |