CO₂ emissions per capita

The main source of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions is the burning of fossil fuels. It is the primary greenhouse gas causing climate change.

Globally, CO₂ emissions have remained at just below 5 tonnes per person for over a decade. Between countries, however, there are large differences, and while emissions are rapidly increasing in some countries, they are rapidly falling in others.

The source for this CO₂ data is the Global Carbon Budget, a dataset we update yearly as soon as it is published. In addition to these production-based emissions, they publish consumption-based emissions for the last three decades, which can be viewed in our Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data Explorer.