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CO₂ emissions by country

China — 31.8% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) United States — 12.7% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) India — 8.3% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) European Union — 6.3% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) Russia — 4.6% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) Japan — 2.5% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) Indonesia — 2.1% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) Iran — 2.1% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) Saudi Arabia — 1.8% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) Rest of world — 27.8% of world fossil CO2 (territorial, 2024) Germany — 1.5% of world fossil CO2 Italy — 0.8% of world fossil CO2 Poland — 0.7% of world fossil CO2 France — 0.7% of world fossil CO2 Spain — 0.6% of world fossil CO2 Netherlands — 0.3% of world fossil CO2 Belgium — 0.2% of world fossil CO2 Czechia — 0.2% of world fossil CO2 Romania — 0.2% of world fossil CO2 Rest of EU — 1.2% of world fossil CO2 South Korea — 1.5% of world fossil CO2 Canada — 1.4% of world fossil CO2 Turkey — 1.3% of world fossil CO2 Brazil — 1.3% of world fossil CO2 Mexico — 1.2% of world fossil CO2 South Africa — 1.1% of world fossil CO2 Australia — 1.0% of world fossil CO2 Vietnam — 1.0% of world fossil CO2 United Kingdom — 0.8% of world fossil CO2 Malaysia — 0.8% of world fossil CO2 Kazakhstan — 0.7% of world fossil CO2 Other countries — 12.7% of world fossil CO2 China — 17.4% of world population United States — 4.2% of world population India — 17.8% of world population European Union — 5.5% of world population Russia — 1.8% of world population Japan — 1.5% of world population Indonesia — 3.5% of world population Iran — 1.1% of world population Saudi Arabia — 0.4% of world population Rest of world — 46.7% of world population Germany — 1.0% of world population Italy — 0.7% of world population Poland — 0.5% of world population France — 0.8% of world population Spain — 0.6% of world population Netherlands — 0.2% of world population Belgium — 0.1% of world population Czechia — 0.1% of world population Romania — 0.2% of world population Rest of EU — 1.1% of world population South Korea — 0.6% of world population Canada — 0.5% of world population Turkey — 1.1% of world population Brazil — 2.6% of world population Mexico — 1.6% of world population South Africa — 0.8% of world population Australia — 0.3% of world population Vietnam — 1.2% of world population United Kingdom — 0.8% of world population Malaysia — 0.4% of world population Kazakhstan — 0.3% of world population Other countries — 36.4% of world population China 32% United States 13% India EU Russia Rest of world 28% Germany Italy Poland France Spain Netherlands Belgium Czechia Romania Rest of EU South Korea Canada Turkey Brazil Mexico South Africa Australia Vietnam United Kingdom Malaysia Kazakhstan Other countries China India EU Rest Germany Italy Poland France Spain Netherlands Belgium Czechia Romania Rest of EU South Korea Canada Turkey Brazil Mexico South Africa Australia Vietnam United Kingdom Malaysia Kazakhstan Other countries 38.6 Gt fossil CO2 · 2024

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Emitted 2026: 0 t CO2 · est.
Electricity and heat — 32.7% (17,006 MtCO2e) Transport — 16.3% (8,483 MtCO2e) Agriculture — 12.0% (6,241 MtCO2e) Manufacturing and construction — 11.9% (6,205 MtCO2e) Fugitive emissions — 6.6% (3,432 MtCO2e) Buildings — 6.2% (3,202 MtCO2e) Industry — 6.1% (3,173 MtCO2e) Waste — 3.7% (1,949 MtCO2e) Aviation and shipping — 2.4% (1,224 MtCO2e) Other fuel combustion — 1.2% (604 MtCO2e) Land-use change and forestry — 0.9% (467 MtCO2e) Electricity and heat 33% Transport 16% Agriculture 12% Manufacturing 12% Fugitive emissions Buildings Industry Waste 52.0 Gt CO2-equivalents · 2023

CO2 by source · 2024

Coal 36.6%
Oil 28.9%
Gas 18.5%
Cement 3.4%
Flaring 1.0%
Other industry 1.0%
Land-use change 10.6%

43.2 Gt CO2 total

Greenhouse gases · 2024

Carbon dioxide — fossil fuels & industry 65.4%
Carbon dioxide — land-use change 7.8%
Methane 16.1%
Nitrous oxide 5.0%
Fluorinated gases (residual estimate) 5.8%

59.0 Gt CO2e total

Paris limit 1.5 °C Paris limit 2 °C 1850: -0.06 °C 1851: +0.12 °C 1852: +0.13 °C 1853: +0.09 °C 1854: +0.07 °C 1855: +0.06 °C 1856: +0.04 °C 1857: -0.11 °C 1858: -0.03 °C 1859: +0.07 °C 1860: -0.03 °C 1861: -0.07 °C 1862: -0.18 °C 1863: +0.01 °C 1864: -0.11 °C 1865: +0.02 °C 1866: +0.01 °C 1867: 0.00 °C 1868: +0.01 °C 1869: +0.04 °C 1870: +0.03 °C 1871: -0.01 °C 1872: +0.03 °C 1873: +0.01 °C 1874: -0.02 °C 1875: -0.02 °C 1876: -0.07 °C 1877: +0.26 °C 1878: +0.34 °C 1879: +0.05 °C 1880: +0.04 °C 1881: +0.12 °C 1882: +0.06 °C 1883: +0.01 °C 1884: -0.14 °C 1885: -0.12 °C 1886: -0.06 °C 1887: -0.14 °C 1888: -0.02 °C 1889: +0.11 °C 1890: -0.15 °C 1891: -0.04 °C 1892: -0.15 °C 1893: -0.14 °C 1894: -0.13 °C 1895: -0.09 °C 1896: +0.07 °C 1897: +0.10 °C 1898: -0.13 °C 1899: +0.00 °C 1900: +0.12 °C 1901: +0.06 °C 1902: -0.08 °C 1903: -0.18 °C 1904: -0.24 °C 1905: -0.05 °C 1906: +0.04 °C 1907: -0.15 °C 1908: -0.16 °C 1909: -0.18 °C 1910: -0.17 °C 1911: -0.18 °C 1912: -0.12 °C 1913: -0.11 °C 1914: +0.09 °C 1915: +0.17 °C 1916: -0.06 °C 1917: -0.19 °C 1918: -0.07 °C 1919: +0.03 °C 1920: +0.06 °C 1921: +0.12 °C 1922: +0.02 °C 1923: +0.04 °C 1924: +0.04 °C 1925: +0.07 °C 1926: +0.23 °C 1927: +0.13 °C 1928: +0.15 °C 1929: -0.04 °C 1930: +0.18 °C 1931: +0.25 °C 1932: +0.21 °C 1933: +0.03 °C 1934: +0.18 °C 1935: +0.15 °C 1936: +0.19 °C 1937: +0.34 °C 1938: +0.34 °C 1939: +0.32 °C 1940: +0.43 °C 1941: +0.40 °C 1942: +0.36 °C 1943: +0.36 °C 1944: +0.50 °C 1945: +0.40 °C 1946: +0.24 °C 1947: +0.27 °C 1948: +0.23 °C 1949: +0.21 °C 1950: +0.13 °C 1951: +0.29 °C 1952: +0.37 °C 1953: +0.43 °C 1954: +0.24 °C 1955: +0.16 °C 1956: +0.09 °C 1957: +0.32 °C 1958: +0.34 °C 1959: +0.31 °C 1960: +0.24 °C 1961: +0.34 °C 1962: +0.29 °C 1963: +0.32 °C 1964: +0.05 °C 1965: +0.15 °C 1966: +0.21 °C 1967: +0.24 °C 1968: +0.19 °C 1969: +0.33 °C 1970: +0.27 °C 1971: +0.15 °C 1972: +0.26 °C 1973: +0.41 °C 1974: +0.18 °C 1975: +0.25 °C 1976: +0.14 °C 1977: +0.46 °C 1978: +0.36 °C 1979: +0.45 °C 1980: +0.55 °C 1981: +0.61 °C 1982: +0.39 °C 1983: +0.58 °C 1984: +0.40 °C 1985: +0.41 °C 1986: +0.45 °C 1987: +0.60 °C 1988: +0.64 °C 1989: +0.54 °C 1990: +0.72 °C 1991: +0.69 °C 1992: +0.48 °C 1993: +0.52 °C 1994: +0.59 °C 1995: +0.73 °C 1996: +0.63 °C 1997: +0.78 °C 1998: +0.93 °C 1999: +0.68 °C 2000: +0.69 °C 2001: +0.85 °C 2002: +0.90 °C 2003: +0.90 °C 2004: +0.82 °C 2005: +0.96 °C 2006: +0.93 °C 2007: +0.95 °C 2008: +0.82 °C 2009: +0.95 °C 2010: +1.04 °C 2011: +0.89 °C 2012: +0.93 °C 2013: +0.98 °C 2014: +1.03 °C 2015: +1.18 °C 2016: +1.29 °C 2017: +1.20 °C 2018: +1.12 °C 2019: +1.25 °C 2020: +1.28 °C 2021: +1.12 °C 2022: +1.16 °C 2023: +1.46 °C 2024: +1.54 °C 2025: +1.55 °C Carbon dioxide (CO2): +0.79 °C Methane (CH4): +0.51 °C Nitrous oxide (N2O): +0.09 °C Fluorinated gases: +0.10 °C Other warming effects: +0.34 °C warming drivers together ≈ +1.83 °C (2010–2019 vs 1850–1900, before cooling effects) 1.370000000 °C human-caused · live estimate -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 1850 1900 1950 2000 drivers Annual global temperature anomaly, 1850–2025 (°C vs 1850–1900) →

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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
431.4400ppm

Emulated estimate — anchored to the 2026-06 monthly mean at Mauna Loa (431.44 ppm), rising at the measured 10-year trend of +2.6 ppm/year. Extra decimals make the slow rise visible; real precision is 0.01 ppm.

Source: NOAA GML (public domain) · all sources & accuracy notes

Human-induced warming vs 1850–1900
1.370000000°C

Emulated estimate — anchored to 1.37 °C (single year 2025), rising at the measured rate of +0.27 °C/decade.

Source: IGCC/ESSD (CC-BY 4.0) · all sources & accuracy notes

Fossil CO2 emitted so far in 2026
0t CO2

Emulated estimate — assumes the 2024 rate of 38.6 Gt/year (≈1,223 tonnes/second), reset at midnight UTC on 1 January.

Source: Our World in Data (CC-BY 4.0) · all sources & accuracy notes

Plastic produced worldwide in 2026
0t

Emulated estimate — assumes the 2019 production rate of 460 million tonnes/year (≈14.6 tonnes/second). Production, not waste; most plastic is not recycled.

Source: Our World in Data / Geyer et al. (CC-BY 4.0) · all sources & accuracy notes

United States — 20.4% of all-time CO2 China — 13.1% of all-time CO2 Russia — 8.3% of all-time CO2 Brazil — 5.1% of all-time CO2 India — 3.8% of all-time CO2 Germany — 3.4% of all-time CO2 Indonesia — 3.2% of all-time CO2 United Kingdom — 2.9% of all-time CO2 Canada — 2.8% of all-time CO2 Rest of world — 37.1% of all-time CO2 United States 20% China 13% Russia Brazil India Germany Indonesia United Kingdom Rest of world 37% 1750→2024 all-time CO2 incl. land use