Who's Burning All The Carbon?
This chart shows which countries have emitted the most CO₂ per head of population over the last 5 years for which data is available.
We hear a lot about China's emissions. This chart shows that recent emissions per head in the US are double those in China.
The following countries have the greatest total CO₂ emissions over the last 5 years (for which data is available):
| Country | Fraction of CO₂ Emissions 2014-2018 | Fraction of World Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | 30.1% | 18.4% |
| 2. | United States | 15.6% | 4.3% |
| 3. | India | 6.4% | 17.9% |
| 4. | Russia | 5.0% | 1.9% |
| 5. | Japan | 3.4% | 1.7% |
| 6. | Germany | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| 7. | Iran | 2.0% | 1.1% |
| 8. | South Korea | 1.9% | 0.7% |
| 9. | Indonesia | 1.7% | 3.5% |
| 10. | Canada | 1.6% | 0.5% |
Interesting to compare to the historical emissions since 1880 on Who Burnt All The Carbon?
Sources and Notes
- Historical emissions from https://www.wri.org/insights/history-carbon-dioxide-emissions
- Populations from https://databank.worldbank.org/reports.aspx?source=2&series=SP.POP.TOTL
- I've omitted Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, Brunei, Kuwait, Palau and United Arab Emirates as their high emissions would have broken the chart.
- These charts report only CO₂ emissions.
- Similarly, these charts report only territorial emissions, and take no account of CO₂ produced manufacturing goods for export - see The UK's True Carbon Emissions
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