South America CO2 emissions data for 2019

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2019?

South America emitted 1067.12 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2019. This represents 2.88% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2019?

In 2019, South America emitted 2.49 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 428318218.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1067.12 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2019 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	604.78	1.41
Gas	258.61	0.6
Coal	116.11	0.27
Cement	41.06	0.1
Flaring	40.16	0.09