South America CO2 emissions data for 2018

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2018?

South America emitted 1067.23 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2018. This represents 2.9% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2018?

In 2018, South America emitted 2.51 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 424740741.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1067.23 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2018 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	605.71	1.43
Gas	263.54	0.62
Coal	113.57	0.27
Cement	40.57	0.1
Flaring	37.45	0.09