Global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from coal averaged 1.91 metric tons per capita in 2022, slightly up from 1.89 metric tons in the previous year. Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal increased 27 percent between 1990 and 2011, to a peak of 2.08 metric tons per person in the latter year. Since then, emissions from coal have been on a mostly downward trend as countries around the world transition away from this polluting fuel source.
Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from coal use worldwide from 1990 to 2022
(in metric tons)
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OWID. (December 5, 2023). Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from coal use worldwide from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358974/worldwide-co2-emissions-per-capita-from-coal/
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