The 2022 FIFA World Cup surpassed the last four World Cup tournaments in carbon emissions, reaching approximately 3.6 million tCO2e. This marked a 68 percent increase in CO2 emissions compared to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Carbon emissions at the men's FIFA World Cup from 2010 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Play the Game. (March 4, 2024). Carbon emissions at the men's FIFA World Cup from 2010 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454802/carbon-emissions-world-cups/
Play the Game. "Carbon emissions at the men's FIFA World Cup from 2010 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454802/carbon-emissions-world-cups/
Play the Game. (2024). Carbon emissions at the men's FIFA World Cup from 2010 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454802/carbon-emissions-world-cups/
Play the Game. "Carbon Emissions at The Men's Fifa World Cup from 2010 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454802/carbon-emissions-world-cups/
Play the Game, Carbon emissions at the men's FIFA World Cup from 2010 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454802/carbon-emissions-world-cups/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Carbon emissions at the men's FIFA World Cup from 2010 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Play the Game, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454802/carbon-emissions-world-cups/
