Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — G20

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in the G20 in 2024 — 76.665%. Since 1860, the indicator has fallen by 15.506 pp.

2024 76.665% +0.006 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 92.171%1860
Period minimum 76.644%2020

Trend over time

1860–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — G20, 1860–20247580859095186018771894191119281945196219791996201320241860: 92.171%1863: 91.574%1866: 91.1%1869: 90.574%1872: 90.005%1875: 89.495%1878: 89.029%1881: 88.544%1884: 88.208%1887: 87.904%1890: 87.647%1893: 87.413%1896: 87.142%1899: 86.883%1902: 86.726%1905: 86.725%1908: 86.652%1911: 86.606%1914: 86.563%1917: 86.811%1920: 87.282%1923: 87.523%1926: 87.672%1929: 87.662%1932: 87.51%1935: 87.341%1938: 87.166%1941: 86.946%1944: 86.834%1947: 86.722%1950: 86.433%1953: 85.967%1956: 85.384%1959: 84.753%1962: 84.086%1965: 83.311%1968: 82.505%1971: 81.683%1974: 80.872%1977: 80.104%1980: 79.406%1983: 78.835%1986: 78.325%1989: 77.86%1992: 77.537%1995: 77.352%1998: 77.179%2001: 77.03%2004: 76.896%2007: 76.79%2010: 76.737%2013: 76.735%2016: 76.708%2019: 76.646%2022: 76.653%2024: 76.665%
Change over the period: −15.506 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 76.665%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 76.665 +0.006 pp
2023 76.659 +0.006 pp
2022 76.653 +0.003 pp
2021 76.65 +0.006 pp
2020 76.644 −0.002 pp
2019 76.646 −0.021 pp
2018 76.667 −0.016 pp
2017 76.683 −0.025 pp
2016 76.708 −0.02 pp
2015 76.728 −0.005 pp
2014 76.733 −0.002 pp
2013 76.735 +0.003 pp
2012 76.732 −0.001 pp
2011 76.733 −0.004 pp
2010 76.737 −0.013 pp
2009 76.75 −0.015 pp
2008 76.765 −0.025 pp
2007 76.79 −0.03 pp
2006 76.82 −0.037 pp
2005 76.857 −0.039 pp
2004 76.896 −0.045 pp
2003 76.941 −0.044 pp
2002 76.985 −0.045 pp
2001 77.03 −0.052 pp
2000 77.082 −0.046 pp
1999 77.128 −0.051 pp
1998 77.179 −0.064 pp
1997 77.243 −0.056 pp
1996 77.299 −0.053 pp
1995 77.352 −0.058 pp
1994 77.41 −0.063 pp
1993 77.473 −0.064 pp
1992 77.537 −0.083 pp
1991 77.62 −0.128 pp
1990 77.748 −0.112 pp
1989 77.86 −0.143 pp
1988 78.003 −0.153 pp
1987 78.156 −0.169 pp
1986 78.325 −0.165 pp
1985 78.49 −0.175 pp
1984 78.665 −0.17 pp
1983 78.835 −0.183 pp
1982 79.018 −0.19 pp
1981 79.208 −0.198 pp
1980 79.406 −0.227 pp
1979 79.633 −0.231 pp
1978 79.864 −0.24 pp
1977 80.104 −0.246 pp
1976 80.35 −0.263 pp
1975 80.613 −0.259 pp
1974 80.872 −0.271 pp
1973 81.143 −0.272 pp
1972 81.415 −0.268 pp
1971 81.683 −0.277 pp
1970 81.96 −0.275 pp
1969 82.235 −0.27 pp
1968 82.505 −0.276 pp
1967 82.781 −0.264 pp
1966 83.045 −0.266 pp
1965 83.311 −0.265 pp
1964 83.576 −0.258 pp
1963 83.834 −0.252 pp
1962 84.086 −0.241 pp
1961 84.327 −0.219 pp
1960 84.546 −0.207 pp
1959 84.753 −0.203 pp
1958 84.956 −0.206 pp
1957 85.162 −0.222 pp
1956 85.384 −0.203 pp
1955 85.587 −0.197 pp
1954 85.784 −0.183 pp
1953 85.967 −0.157 pp
1952 86.124 −0.162 pp
1951 86.286 −0.147 pp
1950 86.433 −0.133 pp
1949 86.566 −0.082 pp
1948 86.648 −0.074 pp
1947 86.722 −0.071 pp
1946 86.793 −0.051 pp
1945 86.844 +0.01 pp
1944 86.834 −0.034 pp
1943 86.868 −0.044 pp
1942 86.912 −0.034 pp
1941 86.946 −0.064 pp
1940 87.01 −0.094 pp
1939 87.104 −0.062 pp
1938 87.166 −0.075 pp
1937 87.241 −0.057 pp
1936 87.298 −0.043 pp
1935 87.341 −0.06 pp
1934 87.401 −0.058 pp
1933 87.459 −0.051 pp
1932 87.51 −0.064 pp
1931 87.574 −0.057 pp
1930 87.631 −0.031 pp
1929 87.662 −0.016 pp
1928 87.678 −0.008 pp
1927 87.686 +0.014 pp
1926 87.672 +0.035 pp
1925 87.637 +0.055 pp
1924 87.582 +0.059 pp
1923 87.523 +0.097 pp
1922 87.426 +0.066 pp
1921 87.36 +0.078 pp
1920 87.282 +0.131 pp
1919 87.151 +0.179 pp
1918 86.972 +0.161 pp
1917 86.811 +0.136 pp
1916 86.675 +0.068 pp
1915 86.607 +0.044 pp
1914 86.563 +0.016 pp
1913 86.547 −0.028 pp
1912 86.575 −0.031 pp
1911 86.606 −0.011 pp
1910 86.617 −0.017 pp
1909 86.634 −0.018 pp
1908 86.652 −0.065 pp
1907 86.717 +0.009 pp
1906 86.708 −0.017 pp
1905 86.725 +0.012 pp
1904 86.713 −0.009 pp
1903 86.722 −0.004 pp
1902 86.726 −0.033 pp
1901 86.759 −0.056 pp
1900 86.815 −0.068 pp
1899 86.883 −0.07 pp
1898 86.953 −0.096 pp
1897 87.049 −0.093 pp
1896 87.142 −0.094 pp
1895 87.236 −0.083 pp
1894 87.319 −0.094 pp
1893 87.413 −0.087 pp
1892 87.5 −0.064 pp
1891 87.564 −0.083 pp
1890 87.647 −0.077 pp
1889 87.724 −0.104 pp
1888 87.828 −0.076 pp
1887 87.904 −0.09 pp
1886 87.994 −0.1 pp
1885 88.094 −0.114 pp
1884 88.208 −0.111 pp
1883 88.319 −0.118 pp
1882 88.437 −0.107 pp
1881 88.544 −0.116 pp
1880 88.66 −0.21 pp
1879 88.87 −0.159 pp
1878 89.029 −0.132 pp
1877 89.161 −0.148 pp
1876 89.309 −0.186 pp
1875 89.495 −0.149 pp
1874 89.644 −0.183 pp
1873 89.827 −0.178 pp
1872 90.005 −0.181 pp
1871 90.186 −0.197 pp
1870 90.383 −0.191 pp
1869 90.574 −0.149 pp
1868 90.723 −0.158 pp
1867 90.881 −0.219 pp
1866 91.1 −0.153 pp
1865 91.253 −0.164 pp
1864 91.417 −0.157 pp
1863 91.574 −0.184 pp
1862 91.758 −0.215 pp
1861 91.973 −0.198 pp
1860 92.171

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.