South America CO2 emissions data for 2016

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2016?

South America emitted 1151.33 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016. This represents 3.25% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2016?

In 2016, South America emitted 2.76 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 417101806.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1151.33 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2016 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	668.43	1.6
Gas	274.95	0.66
Coal	118.29	0.28
Cement	43.96	0.11
Flaring	39.31	0.09