South America CO2 emissions data for 2017
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2017?
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South America emitted 1133.71 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017.
This represents 3.15% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2017?
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In 2017, South America emitted 2.69 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 420982650.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1133.71 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2017 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
662.3 |
1.57 |
| Gas |
271.93 |
0.65 |
| Coal |
116.57 |
0.28 |
| Cement |
41.58 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
34.95 |
0.08 |