Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Latin America & Caribbean

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 4.186%. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 2.693 pp.

2024 4.186% +0.009 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 4.186%2024
Period minimum 1.493%1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Latin America & Caribbean, 1950–20241234519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 1.493%1952: 1.573%1954: 1.653%1956: 1.739%1958: 1.831%1960: 1.915%1962: 1.996%1964: 2.066%1966: 2.136%1968: 2.212%1970: 2.294%1972: 2.38%1974: 2.468%1976: 2.57%1978: 2.669%1980: 2.782%1982: 2.89%1984: 2.978%1986: 3.06%1988: 3.141%1990: 3.213%1992: 3.286%1994: 3.361%1996: 3.433%1998: 3.519%2000: 3.602%2002: 3.679%2004: 3.746%2006: 3.81%2008: 3.87%2010: 3.929%2012: 3.991%2014: 4.049%2016: 4.097%2018: 4.13%2020: 4.148%2022: 4.17%2024: 4.186%
Change over the period: +2.693 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 4.186%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.186 +0.009 pp
2023 4.177 +0.007 pp
2022 4.17 +0.009 pp
2021 4.161 +0.013 pp
2020 4.148 +0.008 pp
2019 4.14 +0.01 pp
2018 4.13 +0.013 pp
2017 4.117 +0.02 pp
2016 4.097 +0.02 pp
2015 4.077 +0.028 pp
2014 4.049 +0.028 pp
2013 4.021 +0.03 pp
2012 3.991 +0.032 pp
2011 3.959 +0.03 pp
2010 3.929 +0.029 pp
2009 3.9 +0.03 pp
2008 3.87 +0.031 pp
2007 3.839 +0.029 pp
2006 3.81 +0.033 pp
2005 3.777 +0.031 pp
2004 3.746 +0.033 pp
2003 3.713 +0.034 pp
2002 3.679 +0.037 pp
2001 3.642 +0.04 pp
2000 3.602 +0.041 pp
1999 3.561 +0.042 pp
1998 3.519 +0.045 pp
1997 3.474 +0.041 pp
1996 3.433 +0.037 pp
1995 3.396 +0.035 pp
1994 3.361 +0.035 pp
1993 3.326 +0.04 pp
1992 3.286 +0.037 pp
1991 3.249 +0.036 pp
1990 3.213 +0.037 pp
1989 3.176 +0.035 pp
1988 3.141 +0.037 pp
1987 3.104 +0.044 pp
1986 3.06 +0.039 pp
1985 3.021 +0.043 pp
1984 2.978 +0.041 pp
1983 2.937 +0.047 pp
1982 2.89 +0.055 pp
1981 2.835 +0.053 pp
1980 2.782 +0.06 pp
1979 2.722 +0.053 pp
1978 2.669 +0.052 pp
1977 2.617 +0.047 pp
1976 2.57 +0.05 pp
1975 2.52 +0.052 pp
1974 2.468 +0.044 pp
1973 2.424 +0.044 pp
1972 2.38 +0.041 pp
1971 2.339 +0.045 pp
1970 2.294 +0.042 pp
1969 2.252 +0.04 pp
1968 2.212 +0.039 pp
1967 2.173 +0.037 pp
1966 2.136 +0.036 pp
1965 2.1 +0.034 pp
1964 2.066 +0.039 pp
1963 2.027 +0.031 pp
1962 1.996 +0.039 pp
1961 1.957 +0.042 pp
1960 1.915 +0.04 pp
1959 1.875 +0.044 pp
1958 1.831 +0.045 pp
1957 1.786 +0.047 pp
1956 1.739 +0.047 pp
1955 1.692 +0.039 pp
1954 1.653 +0.042 pp
1953 1.611 +0.038 pp
1952 1.573 +0.041 pp
1951 1.532 +0.039 pp
1950 1.493

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.