CO₂ emissions per capita: South America
2.5496047 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 181 years from 1844 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5496047 |
| 2023 | 2.5591495 |
| 2022 | 2.5570683 |
| 2021 | 2.5944958 |
| 2020 | 2.3102164 |
| 2019 | 2.5866785 |
| 2018 | 2.5753226 |
| 2017 | 2.7012587 |
| 2016 | 2.7654984 |
| 2015 | 2.8996654 |
| 2014 | 3.0108438 |
| 2013 | 3.0007956 |
| 2012 | 2.8695872 |
| 2011 | 2.7603357 |
| 2010 | 2.7457771 |
| 2009 | 2.486204 |
| 2008 | 2.5829513 |
| 2007 | 2.4943237 |
| 2006 | 2.427945 |
| 2005 | 2.3803587 |
| 2004 | 2.3405006 |
| 2003 | 2.2680585 |
| 2002 | 2.2944076 |
| 2001 | 2.2443588 |
| 2000 | 2.3344057 |
| 1999 | 2.370899 |
| 1998 | 2.3424377 |
| 1997 | 2.3062692 |
| 1996 | 2.1994238 |
| 1995 | 2.141113 |
| 1994 | 2.0691943 |
| 1993 | 2.0949047 |
| 1992 | 2.0178697 |
| 1991 | 2.0140781 |
| 1990 | 2.024764 |
| 1989 | 1.9993336 |
| 1988 | 2.0397782 |
| 1987 | 1.9974277 |
| 1986 | 1.9369823 |
| 1985 | 1.8725166 |
| 1984 | 1.8726878 |
| 1983 | 1.8912982 |
| 1982 | 1.9528536 |
| 1981 | 1.9914278 |
| 1980 | 2.1135788 |
| 1979 | 2.10168 |
| 1978 | 2.0091493 |
| 1977 | 1.9334581 |
| 1976 | 1.9069666 |
| 1975 | 1.9144534 |
| 1974 | 1.9811608 |
| 1973 | 1.9105396 |
| 1972 | 1.8048741 |
| 1971 | 1.7653229 |
| 1970 | 1.7611747 |
| 1969 | 1.6610438 |
| 1968 | 1.5721273 |
| 1967 | 1.4973593 |
| 1966 | 1.4470665 |
| 1965 | 1.4143811 |
| 1964 | 1.3916494 |
| 1963 | 1.3623447 |
| 1962 | 1.3757195 |
| 1961 | 1.3227601 |
| 1960 | 1.3418474 |
| 1959 | 1.3643128 |
| 1958 | 1.2726239 |
| 1957 | 1.4118793 |
| 1956 | 1.3855476 |
| 1955 | 1.3150389 |
| 1954 | 1.2002786 |
| 1953 | 1.1484048 |
| 1952 | 1.187007 |
| 1951 | 1.1316377 |
| 1950 | 1.0041254 |
| 1949 | 0.64339936 |
| 1948 | 0.6482543 |
| 1947 | 0.5954354 |
| 1946 | 0.5582945 |
| 1945 | 0.54272 |
| 1944 | 0.54848903 |
| 1943 | 0.50880134 |
| 1942 | 0.51370543 |
| 1941 | 0.5589522 |
| 1940 | 0.56424356 |
| 1939 | 0.5266004 |
| 1938 | 0.54905653 |
| 1937 | 0.60005814 |
| 1936 | 0.48874187 |
| 1935 | 0.5045812 |
| 1934 | 0.4763104 |
| 1933 | 0.4336828 |
| 1932 | 0.39088354 |
| 1931 | 0.3535584 |
| 1930 | 0.3948104 |
| 1929 | 0.47283188 |
| 1928 | 0.43834385 |
| 1927 | 0.426782 |
| 1926 | 0.3971582 |
| 1925 | 0.3898891 |
| 1924 | 0.37482536 |
| 1923 | 0.3052269 |
| 1922 | 0.27437925 |
| 1921 | 0.24539292 |
| 1920 | 0.2625075 |
| 1919 | 0.22625773 |
| 1918 | 0.19718663 |
| 1917 | 0.22582251 |
| 1916 | 0.25774732 |
| 1915 | 0.2812881 |
| 1914 | 0.3947213 |
| 1913 | 0.4845292 |
| 1912 | 0.47052085 |
| 1911 | 0.46478626 |
| 1910 | 0.409141 |
| 1909 | 0.37234485 |
| 1908 | 0.3854601 |
| 1907 | 0.37236306 |
| 1906 | 0.3327609 |
| 1905 | 0.27950913 |
| 1904 | 0.2441603 |
| 1903 | 0.23916085 |
| 1902 | 0.23927331 |
| 1901 | 0.22880019 |
| 1900 | 0.21621478 |
| 1899 | 0.23780607 |
| 1898 | 0.23147582 |
| 1897 | 0.22009735 |
| 1896 | 0.24172585 |
| 1895 | 0.22868921 |
| 1894 | 0.22925468 |
| 1893 | 0.1871768 |
| 1892 | 0.19093779 |
| 1891 | 0.19056651 |
| 1890 | 0.18685704 |
| 1889 | 0.22697216 |
| 1888 | 0.19616435 |
| 1887 | 0.16448963 |
| 1886 | 0.14477074 |
| 1885 | 0.15740004 |
| 1884 | 0.15397647 |
| 1883 | 0.1381004 |
| 1882 | 0.13241042 |
| 1881 | 0.13206337 |
| 1880 | 0.12377966 |
| 1879 | 0.110142805 |
| 1878 | 0.10823685 |
| 1877 | 0.112519205 |
| 1876 | 0.12251304 |
| 1875 | 0.12602736 |
| 1874 | 0.14764744 |
| 1873 | 0.1325245 |
| 1872 | 0.122471064 |
| 1871 | 0.093262084 |
| 1870 | 0.08925572 |
| 1869 | 0.0884349 |
| 1868 | 0.09990708 |
| 1867 | 0.0869269 |
| 1866 | 0.0828002 |
| 1865 | 0.0614143 |
| 1864 | 0.053091038 |
| 1863 | 0.043720767 |
| 1862 | 0.040292315 |
| 1861 | 0.044145875 |
| 1860 | 0.04850115 |
| 1859 | 0.036001474 |
| 1858 | 0.046171896 |
| 1857 | 0.04267045 |
| 1856 | 0.027229564 |
| 1855 | 0.0074515436 |
| 1854 | 0.0002685756 |
| 1853 | 0.005859478 |
| 1852 | 0.0091734305 |
| 1851 | 0.005662584 |
| 1850 | 0.0048894696 |
| 1849 | 0.0061191246 |
| 1848 | 0.0034128835 |
| 1847 | 0.0030576747 |
| 1846 | 0.002550151 |
| 1845 | 0.002053181 |
| 1844 | 0.0014039242 |