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Statistics
Development of Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Concentration in Atmosphere
Only 10 countries are responsible for about two thirds of the global carbon dioxide emissions. USA and China
produce almost one sixth and one fourthy of global carbon dioxide emissions. The number of inhabitants multiplied
with per capita carbon dioxide emissions gives the total emissions of a country. E.g. an US-American
emits nearly twice the carbon dioxide than a German and ten times more than an Indian.
The global carbon dioxide emissions and the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere
increase continuously. The global emissions from fuel combustion have more than doubled since 1970 and increased 15 times
since beginning of the last century. Since 2013 the increase has slowed down significantly. Now we can hope that is possible
to stabilize the emssions before turning the emission trend.
The concentration of carbon dioxid in the atmosphere has alreday increased from 280 ppm in 1860 to nearly 400 ppm.
If the concentration will reach 450 ppm it will be rather difficult to keep the critical global warming limit of 2 °C.
Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion
| No. | Country | CO2
emissions
in Mt | Per capita
emissions
in t |
| 1 | China | 9 041 | 6,59 |
| 2 | USA | 4 998 | 15,53 |
| 3 | India | 2 066 | 2,43 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 469 | 10,19 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 142 | 8,99 |
| 6 | Germany | 730 | 8,93 |
| 7 | South Korea | 586 | 11,58 |
| 8 | Iran | 552 | 6,98 |
| 9 | Canada | 549 | 15,32 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 532 | 16,85 |
source: IEA, state: year 2015
Development of CO2 emissions from different countries
data: IEA
Development of global CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and CO2 concentration in the atmosphere
Development of global CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and CO2 concentration in the atmosphere
| Year | CO2
emissions
in Mt | CO2
concentration
in atmosphere
in ppm |
| 2015 | 32 294 3) | 400 5) |
| 2014 | 32 381 3) | 397 5) |
| 2013 | 32 190 3) | 395 5) |
| 2012 | 31 490 3) | 392 5) |
| 2011 | 31 290 3) | 390 5) |
| 2010 | 29 840 3) | 389 5) |
| 2009 | 28 320 3) | 387 5) |
| 2008 | 28 870 3) | 386 5) |
| 2007 | 28 780 3) | 383 5) |
| 2006 | 28 003 3) | 381 5) |
| 2005 | 27 136 3) | 379 5) |
| 2004 | 26 583 3) | 377 5) |
| 2003 | 24 983 3) | 375 5) |
| 2002 | 24 102 3) | 373 5) |
| 2001 | 23 683 3) | 370 5) |
| 2000 | 23 444 3) | 369 5) |
| 1999 | 23 172 3) | 368 5) |
| 1998 | 22 948 1) | 365 5) |
| 1997 | 23 035 3) | 363 5) |
| 1996 | 22 846 1) | 362 5) |
| 1995 | 22 134 1) | 360 5) |
| 1994 | 21 920 1) | 358 5) |
| 1993 | 21 812 1) | 357 5) |
| 1992 | 21 611 1) | 356 5) |
| 1991 | 21 570 1) | 355 5) |
| 1990 | 21 536 1) | 354 5) |
| 1989 | 21 533 1) | 353 5) |
| 1988 | 21 298 1) | 351 5) |
| 1987 | 20 424 1) | 348 5) |
| 1986 | 20 504 2) | 347 5) |
| 1985 | 19 800 2) | 345 5) |
| 1984 | 19 166 2) | 344 5) |
| 1983 | 18 540 2) | 342 5) |
| 1982 | 18 573 2) | 341 5) |
| 1981 | 18 719 2) | 340 5) |
| 1980 | 19 342 2) | 339 5) |
| 1979 | 19 595 2) | 337 5) |
| 1978 | 18 562 2) | 335 5) |
| 1977 | 18 386 2) | 334 5) |
| 1976 | 17 880 2) | 332 5) |
| 1975 | 16 902 2) | 331 5) |
| 1974 | 17 005 2) | 330 5) |
| 1973 | 16 191 2) | 330 5) |
| 1972 | 16 103 2) | 327 5) |
| 1971 | 15 488 2) | 326 5) |
| 1970 | 14 890 2) | 326 5) |
| 1965 | 11 457 2) | 320 5) |
| 1960 | 9 391 2) | |
| 1955 | 7 471 2) | |
| 1950 | 5 961 2) | |
| 1940 | 5 631 2) | |
| 1930 | 3 935 2) | |
| 1920 | 3 444 2) | |
| 1910 | 3 067 2) | |
| 1900 | 1 960 2) | |
| 1860 | 333 2) | 280 +/- 10 4) |
sources: 1) DOE 2) WRI, incl. concrete production 3) IEA 4) IPCC 5) NOAA - global average 6) estimated
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