Climate Killer Carbon Dioxide
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.
| No. | Country | CO2 emissions in Mt | Per capita emissions in t |
| 1 | China | 9 571 | 6,84 |
| 2 | USA | 4 921 | 15,03 |
| 3 | Indien | 2 308 | 1,71 |
| 4 | Russland | 1 587 | 10,98 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 081 | 8,55 |
| 6 | Deutschland | 696 | 8,4 |
| 7 | Südkorea | 606 | 11,74 |
| 8 | Iran | 580 | 7,09 |
| 9 | Kanada | 548 | 15,25 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabien | 492 | 14,59 |
| Year | CO2 emissions in Mt | CO2 concentration in atmosphere in ppm |
| 2019 | 410 5) | |
| 2018 | 33 513 3) | 408 5) |
| 2017 | 32 840 3) | 405 5) |
| 2016 | 32 320 3) | 403 5) |
| 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) |