Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the world's major economies have followed very different paths since the year 2000. The United States, for example, was the world's largest GHG emitter that year, but over the past two decades the North American country has slashed its emissions by roughly 17 percent. Meanwhile, GHG emissions in the European Union were 28 percent below 2000 levels in 2023. In comparison, China's emissions grew my roughly 163 percent between 2000 and 2023 to almost 14 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e), making it the biggest GHG emitter in the world, by far.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions for major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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OWID. (November 21, 2024). Annual greenhouse gas emissions for major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379208/annual-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-selected-countries/
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OWID. (2024). Annual greenhouse gas emissions for major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379208/annual-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-selected-countries/
OWID. "Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Major Economies Worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379208/annual-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-selected-countries/
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