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 15 percent. Meanwhile, GHG emissions in the European Union were 23 percent below 2000 levels in 2022. In comparison, China's emissions grew my roughly 163 percent between 2000 and 2022 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 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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OWID. (April 8, 2024). Annual greenhouse gas emissions for major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 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 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 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 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379208/annual-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-selected-countries/
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