South America CO2 emissions data for 2022
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South America emit in 2022?
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South America emitted 1085.39 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2022.
This represents 2.92% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South America in 2022?
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In 2022, South America emitted 2.49 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 436816679.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1085.39 million tonnes emitted by South America in 2022 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
648.01 |
1.48 |
| Gas |
249.43 |
0.57 |
| Coal |
95.37 |
0.22 |
| Cement |
46.88 |
0.11 |
| Flaring |
39.32 |
0.09 |