The electricity and heat generation sector generated the highest fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita worldwide in 2023, at 1.86 metric tons (tCO₂/cap). This was more than twice the emissions produced per capita from the transportation sector, which stood at 0.88 tCO₂/cap.
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita worldwide in 2023, by sector
(in metric tons)
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