Annual global emissions of carbon dioxide 1940-2023

Annual carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide from 1940 to 2023

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Release date

December 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1940 to 2023

Special properties

*Projection

Supplementary notes

Carbon dioxide emissions from the use of coal, oil and gas (combustion and industrial processes), the process of gas flaring, and the manufacture of cement. 

Original data have been converted by Statista from million metric tons of carbon to units of carbon dioxide by multiplying by 3.664.

This statistic has been compiled from multiple reports. Figures prior to 1990 can be found in the following Global Carbon Budget dataset.

The values have been rounded. 

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