Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — BRICS

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in BRICS in 2024 — 30.286%. Since 1889, the indicator has risen by 29.452 pp.

2024 30.286% +0.46 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 30.286%2024
Period minimum 0.834%1889

Trend over time

1889–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — BRICS, 1889–2024010203040188919031917193119451959197319872001201520241889: 0.834%1892: 0.965%1895: 1.144%1898: 1.358%1901: 1.599%1904: 1.818%1907: 2.051%1910: 2.358%1913: 2.624%1916: 2.861%1919: 3.01%1922: 3.123%1925: 3.266%1928: 3.451%1931: 3.697%1934: 4.06%1937: 4.515%1940: 4.996%1943: 5.3%1946: 5.614%1949: 5.973%1952: 6.398%1955: 6.945%1958: 7.752%1961: 8.863%1964: 9.674%1967: 10.47%1970: 11.245%1973: 12.136%1976: 13.089%1979: 14.081%1982: 15.005%1985: 15.996%1988: 17.016%1991: 17.973%1994: 18.78%1997: 19.575%2000: 20.288%2003: 21.07%2006: 22.094%2009: 23.354%2012: 24.834%2015: 26.271%2018: 27.576%2021: 28.91%2024: 30.286%
Change over the period: +29.452 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 30.286%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 30.286 +0.46 pp
2023 29.826 +0.467 pp
2022 29.359 +0.449 pp
2021 28.91 +0.447 pp
2020 28.463 +0.444 pp
2019 28.019 +0.443 pp
2018 27.576 +0.435 pp
2017 27.141 +0.434 pp
2016 26.707 +0.436 pp
2015 26.271 +0.462 pp
2014 25.809 +0.485 pp
2013 25.324 +0.49 pp
2012 24.834 +0.509 pp
2011 24.325 +0.507 pp
2010 23.818 +0.464 pp
2009 23.354 +0.444 pp
2008 22.91 +0.422 pp
2007 22.488 +0.394 pp
2006 22.094 +0.375 pp
2005 21.719 +0.34 pp
2004 21.379 +0.309 pp
2003 21.07 +0.293 pp
2002 20.777 +0.249 pp
2001 20.528 +0.24 pp
2000 20.288 +0.238 pp
1999 20.05 +0.249 pp
1998 19.801 +0.226 pp
1997 19.575 +0.254 pp
1996 19.321 +0.268 pp
1995 19.053 +0.273 pp
1994 18.78 +0.262 pp
1993 18.518 +0.274 pp
1992 18.244 +0.271 pp
1991 17.973 +0.308 pp
1990 17.665 +0.323 pp
1989 17.342 +0.326 pp
1988 17.016 +0.341 pp
1987 16.675 +0.337 pp
1986 16.338 +0.342 pp
1985 15.996 +0.347 pp
1984 15.649 +0.324 pp
1983 15.325 +0.32 pp
1982 15.005 +0.319 pp
1981 14.686 +0.297 pp
1980 14.389 +0.308 pp
1979 14.081 +0.319 pp
1978 13.762 +0.339 pp
1977 13.423 +0.334 pp
1976 13.089 +0.321 pp
1975 12.768 +0.336 pp
1974 12.432 +0.296 pp
1973 12.136 +0.294 pp
1972 11.842 +0.299 pp
1971 11.543 +0.298 pp
1970 11.245 +0.278 pp
1969 10.967 +0.254 pp
1968 10.713 +0.243 pp
1967 10.47 +0.245 pp
1966 10.225 +0.278 pp
1965 9.947 +0.273 pp
1964 9.674 +0.263 pp
1963 9.411 +0.272 pp
1962 9.139 +0.276 pp
1961 8.863 +0.32 pp
1960 8.543 +0.399 pp
1959 8.144 +0.392 pp
1958 7.752 +0.34 pp
1957 7.412 +0.243 pp
1956 7.169 +0.224 pp
1955 6.945 +0.207 pp
1954 6.738 +0.181 pp
1953 6.557 +0.159 pp
1952 6.398 +0.155 pp
1951 6.243 +0.14 pp
1950 6.103 +0.13 pp
1949 5.973 +0.126 pp
1948 5.847 +0.12 pp
1947 5.727 +0.113 pp
1946 5.614 +0.103 pp
1945 5.511 +0.109 pp
1944 5.402 +0.102 pp
1943 5.3 +0.073 pp
1942 5.227 +0.082 pp
1941 5.145 +0.149 pp
1940 4.996 +0.171 pp
1939 4.825 +0.152 pp
1938 4.673 +0.158 pp
1937 4.515 +0.151 pp
1936 4.364 +0.157 pp
1935 4.207 +0.147 pp
1934 4.06 +0.136 pp
1933 3.924 +0.118 pp
1932 3.806 +0.109 pp
1931 3.697 +0.101 pp
1930 3.596 +0.083 pp
1929 3.513 +0.062 pp
1928 3.451 +0.065 pp
1927 3.386 +0.061 pp
1926 3.325 +0.059 pp
1925 3.266 +0.047 pp
1924 3.219 +0.052 pp
1923 3.167 +0.044 pp
1922 3.123 +0.04 pp
1921 3.083 +0.045 pp
1920 3.038 +0.028 pp
1919 3.01 +0.051 pp
1918 2.959 +0.031 pp
1917 2.928 +0.067 pp
1916 2.861 +0.076 pp
1915 2.785 +0.075 pp
1914 2.71 +0.086 pp
1913 2.624 +0.092 pp
1912 2.532 +0.084 pp
1911 2.448 +0.09 pp
1910 2.358 +0.094 pp
1909 2.264 +0.106 pp
1908 2.158 +0.107 pp
1907 2.051 +0.103 pp
1906 1.948 +0.07 pp
1905 1.878 +0.06 pp
1904 1.818 +0.077 pp
1903 1.741 +0.067 pp
1902 1.674 +0.075 pp
1901 1.599 +0.081 pp
1900 1.518 +0.078 pp
1899 1.44 +0.082 pp
1898 1.358 +0.077 pp
1897 1.281 +0.073 pp
1896 1.208 +0.064 pp
1895 1.144 +0.066 pp
1894 1.078 +0.055 pp
1893 1.023 +0.058 pp
1892 0.965 +0.046 pp
1891 0.919 +0.044 pp
1890 0.875 +0.041 pp
1889 0.834

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.