South America CO2 emissions data for 2021

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2021?

South America emitted 1085.91 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021. This represents 2.95% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2021?

In 2021, South America emitted 2.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 434254167.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1085.91 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2021 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	619.63	1.43
Gas	260.74	0.6
Coal	113.63	0.26
Cement	46.9	0.11
Flaring	38.6	0.09