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Global CO2 Emissions Right Now
Based on IEA and Global Carbon Project data. Figures are scientific estimates extrapolated from annual totals.
Per second
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kg CO2
Emitted today
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tonnes CO2
This year
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Gt CO2 (est.)
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8.1 billion
Global population
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4.54 tonnes
Per person / year
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421 ppm
Atmospheric CO₂
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280 ppm
Pre-industrial CO₂
Global Carbon Dashboard IEA World Energy Outlook 2023 data
Global annual emissions
36.8 Gt CO₂
36.8 billion tonnes
Daily global emissions
100.8 Mt
~100 million tonnes/day
UK annual emissions
414 Mt CO₂
1.1% of global total
Atmospheric CO₂
421 ppm
51% above pre-industrial
Global emissions by sector
Energy & Power
34%
Industry
24%
Transport
16%
Agriculture
11%
Buildings
6%
Other
9%
Top 10 CO₂ emitters
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 11,397 |
| 2 | United States | 4,958 |
| 3 | India | 2,830 |
| 4 | Russia | 1,769 |
| 5 | Japan | 1,066 |
| 6 | Iran | 720 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 638 |
| 8 | Germany | 636 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 620 |
| 10 | South Korea | 598 |
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