South America CO2 emissions data for 2020
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2020?
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South America emitted 961.4 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2020.
This represents 2.75% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2020?
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In 2020, South America emitted 2.23 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 431530105.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 961.4 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2020 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
540.86 |
1.25 |
| Gas |
229.49 |
0.53 |
| Coal |
104.23 |
0.24 |
| Cement |
41.31 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
39.12 |
0.09 |