Cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Cumulative CO2 emissions — South America

Cumulative CO2 emissions in South America in 2024 — 47,489.21 Mt. Since 1892, the indicator has risen by 40,806.2%.

2024 47,489.21 Mt +2.39% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 47,489.21 Mt2024
Period minimum 116.09 Mt1892

Trend over time

1892–2024 · million tonnes

Cumulative CO2 emissions — South America, 1892–2024020,00040,00060,00018921906192019341948196219761990200420181892: 116.09 Mt1895: 139.77 Mt1898: 166.73 Mt1901: 194.94 Mt1904: 226.65 Mt1907: 272.64 Mt1910: 330.46 Mt1913: 405.11 Mt1916: 457.52 Mt1919: 495.89 Mt1922: 544.93 Mt1925: 616.24 Mt1928: 705.51 Mt1931: 796.9 Mt1934: 900.14 Mt1937: 1,033.63 Mt1940: 1,178.75 Mt1943: 1,327.68 Mt1946: 1,494.16 Mt1949: 1,698.36 Mt1952: 2,084.52 Mt1955: 2,546.26 Mt1958: 3,102.07 Mt1961: 3,699.94 Mt1964: 4,365.09 Mt1967: 5,124.48 Mt1970: 6,061.09 Mt1973: 7,162.79 Mt1976: 8,410.25 Mt1979: 9,801.49 Mt1982: 11,290.56 Mt1985: 12,769.92 Mt1988: 14,437.64 Mt1991: 16,221.98 Mt1994: 18,148.34 Mt1997: 20,324.73 Mt2000: 22,740.78 Mt2003: 25,172.52 Mt2006: 27,821.23 Mt2009: 30,716.2 Mt2012: 34,018.66 Mt2015: 37,632.3 Mt2018: 40,982.61 Mt2021: 44,171.95 Mt2024: 47,489.21 Mt
Change over the period: +47,373.12 (+40,806.18%) Average annual rate: 4.66 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America

South America 47,489.21 Mt
World computed 1,803,056.96 Mt
Cumulative CO2 emissions — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 47,489.21 +1,109.84 +2.39%
2023 46,379.37 +1,107.39 +2.45%
2022 45,271.98 +1,100.03 +2.49%
2021 44,171.95 +1,110.54 +2.58%
2020 43,061.41 +983.97 +2.34%
2019 42,077.45 +1,094.84 +2.67%
2018 40,982.61 +1,082.03 +2.71%
2017 39,900.57 +1,125.79 +2.9%
2016 38,774.78 +1,142.48 +3.04%
2015 37,632.3 +1,186.98 +3.26%
2014 36,445.32 +1,221.04 +3.47%
2013 35,224.28 +1,205.62 +3.54%
2012 34,018.66 +1,142.12 +3.47%
2011 32,876.54 +1,088.22 +3.42%
2010 31,788.32 +1,072.12 +3.49%
2009 30,716.2 +961.34 +3.23%
2008 29,754.86 +988.74 +3.44%
2007 28,766.12 +944.88 +3.4%
2006 27,821.23 +909.78 +3.38%
2005 26,911.45 +881.9 +3.39%
2004 26,029.55 +857.04 +3.4%
2003 25,172.52 +820.54 +3.37%
2002 24,351.98 +819.74 +3.48%
2001 23,532.23 +791.45 +3.48%
2000 22,740.78 +812.03 +3.7%
1999 21,928.75 +812.94 +3.85%
1998 21,115.81 +791.08 +3.89%
1997 20,324.73 +766.83 +3.92%
1996 19,557.9 +719.9 +3.82%
1995 18,838 +689.66 +3.8%
1994 18,148.34 +655.63 +3.75%
1993 17,492.72 +652.74 +3.88%
1992 16,839.98 +618 +3.81%
1991 16,221.98 +606.07 +3.88%
1990 15,615.91 +598.37 +3.98%
1989 15,017.55 +579.9 +4.02%
1988 14,437.64 +580.44 +4.19%
1987 13,857.21 +557.41 +4.19%
1986 13,299.8 +529.88 +4.15%
1985 12,769.92 +501.91 +4.09%
1984 12,268.01 +491.55 +4.17%
1983 11,776.46 +485.91 +4.3%
1982 11,290.56 +490.92 +4.55%
1981 10,799.63 +489.76 +4.75%
1980 10,309.88 +508.38 +5.19%
1979 9,801.49 +494.34 +5.31%
1978 9,307.15 +462.11 +5.22%
1977 8,845.05 +434.8 +5.17%
1976 8,410.25 +419.31 +5.25%
1975 7,990.94 +411.64 +5.43%
1974 7,579.3 +416.51 +5.81%
1973 7,162.79 +392.64 +5.8%
1972 6,770.15 +362.54 +5.66%
1971 6,407.61 +346.52 +5.72%
1970 6,061.09 +337.8 +5.9%
1969 5,723.28 +311.22 +5.75%
1968 5,412.07 +287.59 +5.61%
1967 5,124.48 +267.32 +5.5%
1966 4,857.16 +251.98 +5.47%
1965 4,605.18 +240.09 +5.5%
1964 4,365.09 +230.14 +5.57%
1963 4,134.95 +219.38 +5.6%
1962 3,915.57 +215.63 +5.83%
1961 3,699.94 +201.76 +5.77%
1960 3,498.18 +199.14 +6.04%
1959 3,299.04 +196.97 +6.35%
1958 3,102.07 +178.74 +6.11%
1957 2,923.33 +192.9 +7.06%
1956 2,730.43 +184.17 +7.23%
1955 2,546.26 +170.06 +7.16%
1954 2,376.2 +151.04 +6.79%
1953 2,225.15 +140.63 +6.75%
1952 2,084.52 +141.47 +7.28%
1951 1,943.05 +131.28 +7.25%
1950 1,811.77 +113.41 +6.68%
1949 1,698.36 +71.23 +4.38%
1948 1,627.13 +70.07 +4.5%
1947 1,557.06 +62.9 +4.21%
1946 1,494.16 +57.64 +4.01%
1945 1,436.52 +54.75 +3.96%
1944 1,381.77 +54.08 +4.07%
1943 1,327.68 +49.03 +3.83%
1942 1,278.65 +48.39 +3.93%
1941 1,230.26 +51.51 +4.37%
1940 1,178.75 +50.91 +4.51%
1939 1,127.84 +46.57 +4.31%
1938 1,081.27 +47.64 +4.61%
1937 1,033.63 +51.13 +5.2%
1936 982.5 +40.9 +4.34%
1935 941.6 +41.47 +4.61%
1934 900.14 +38.44 +4.46%
1933 861.7 +34.37 +4.15%
1932 827.33 +30.42 +3.82%
1931 796.9 +27.02 +3.51%
1930 769.89 +29.6 +4%
1929 740.29 +34.78 +4.93%
1928 705.51 +31.61 +4.69%
1927 673.91 +30.16 +4.69%
1926 643.75 +27.51 +4.46%
1925 616.24 +26.47 +4.49%
1924 589.78 +24.94 +4.41%
1923 564.84 +19.91 +3.65%
1922 544.93 +17.54 +3.33%
1921 527.4 +15.38 +3%
1920 512.02 +16.13 +3.25%
1919 495.89 +13.63 +2.83%
1918 482.26 +11.65 +2.48%
1917 470.61 +13.09 +2.86%
1916 457.52 +14.65 +3.31%
1915 442.88 +16.19 +3.79%
1914 426.68 +21.57 +5.32%
1913 405.11 +25.97 +6.85%
1912 379.15 +24.73 +6.98%
1911 354.41 +23.95 +7.25%
1910 330.46 +20.67 +6.67%
1909 309.79 +18.44 +6.33%
1908 291.35 +18.71 +6.86%
1907 272.64 +17.71 +6.95%
1906 254.93 +15.51 +6.48%
1905 239.42 +12.77 +5.63%
1904 226.65 +10.93 +5.07%
1903 215.72 +10.49 +5.11%
1902 205.23 +10.29 +5.28%
1901 194.94 +9.64 +5.21%
1900 185.29 +8.93 +5.06%
1899 176.36 +9.63 +5.78%
1898 166.73 +9.19 +5.83%
1897 157.55 +8.56 +5.75%
1896 148.99 +9.22 +6.59%
1895 139.77 +8.55 +6.52%
1894 131.22 +8.4 +6.84%
1893 122.82 +6.72 +5.79%
1892 116.09

About the indicator

Total CO2 emissions of a country from 1750 through the year shown. It is cumulative emissions rather than current ones that determine the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the warming already reached, which makes this indicator the basis of the argument about the historical responsibility of countries that industrialized earlier.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.