The world produced an estimated 451 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) between 2015 and 2022. The biggest contributor to this total was the global power sector, which released approximately 114 GtCO₂e into the atmosphere.
Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by sector
(in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
Fossil fuel operations includes greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production, refining, and coal mining.
Greenhouse gas emissions are based on their 100-year global warming potential (GWP). The source did not provide a release date. The date given is the date of website access.
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Climate TRACE. (February 20, 2024). Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by sector (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452241/global-cumulative-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
Climate TRACE. "Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by sector (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452241/global-cumulative-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
Climate TRACE. (2024). Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by sector (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452241/global-cumulative-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
Climate TRACE. "Cumulative Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by Sector (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452241/global-cumulative-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
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Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by sector (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452241/global-cumulative-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
