Ecology

CO2 Breathing Emission Calculator

Find the CO2 exhaled by a group of people.

Parameters Live Compute
Calculated Output
Daily CO2 1,000
Yearly CO2 (tonnes) 365
Formula: total = people * kg per day
Step-by-Step Breakdown
1. Values used:
2. Number of people = 1,000
3. CO2 per person per day = 1
4.
5. Daily CO2 = Number of people x CO2 per person per day = 1,000 x 1 = 1,000
6. Yearly CO2 = 365tonnes
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Humans exhale about 1 kg of CO2 per day just by breathing.

The math behind it

daily CO2 = number of people x exhaled CO2 per day. This is part of the natural carbon cycle, not fossil emissions.

Worked Example

1000 people exhale about 365 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the same as fossil CO2?

No — breathing CO2 comes from food, which plants recently absorbed, so it is carbon-neutral.

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