Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Lower-middle-income countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 9.252%. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 6.775 pp.

2024 9.252% +0.139 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 9.252%2024
Period minimum 2.477%1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Lower-middle-income countries, 1950–202402.557.51019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 2.477%1952: 2.587%1954: 2.704%1956: 2.848%1958: 3.017%1960: 3.192%1962: 3.378%1964: 3.564%1966: 3.775%1968: 3.975%1970: 4.163%1972: 4.355%1974: 4.553%1976: 4.76%1978: 4.953%1980: 5.138%1982: 5.321%1984: 5.516%1986: 5.706%1988: 5.884%1990: 6.05%1992: 6.202%1994: 6.341%1996: 6.47%1998: 6.607%2000: 6.763%2002: 6.912%2004: 7.058%2006: 7.212%2008: 7.379%2010: 7.56%2012: 7.76%2014: 7.972%2016: 8.202%2018: 8.459%2020: 8.716%2022: 8.979%2024: 9.252%
Change over the period: +6.775 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 9.252%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.252 +0.139 pp
2023 9.113 +0.134 pp
2022 8.979 +0.128 pp
2021 8.851 +0.135 pp
2020 8.716 +0.123 pp
2019 8.593 +0.134 pp
2018 8.459 +0.131 pp
2017 8.328 +0.126 pp
2016 8.202 +0.119 pp
2015 8.083 +0.111 pp
2014 7.972 +0.112 pp
2013 7.86 +0.1 pp
2012 7.76 +0.099 pp
2011 7.661 +0.101 pp
2010 7.56 +0.089 pp
2009 7.471 +0.092 pp
2008 7.379 +0.086 pp
2007 7.293 +0.081 pp
2006 7.212 +0.083 pp
2005 7.129 +0.071 pp
2004 7.058 +0.075 pp
2003 6.983 +0.071 pp
2002 6.912 +0.072 pp
2001 6.84 +0.077 pp
2000 6.763 +0.075 pp
1999 6.688 +0.081 pp
1998 6.607 +0.067 pp
1997 6.54 +0.07 pp
1996 6.47 +0.064 pp
1995 6.406 +0.065 pp
1994 6.341 +0.072 pp
1993 6.269 +0.067 pp
1992 6.202 +0.079 pp
1991 6.123 +0.073 pp
1990 6.05 +0.085 pp
1989 5.965 +0.081 pp
1988 5.884 +0.085 pp
1987 5.799 +0.093 pp
1986 5.706 +0.094 pp
1985 5.612 +0.096 pp
1984 5.516 +0.097 pp
1983 5.419 +0.098 pp
1982 5.321 +0.094 pp
1981 5.227 +0.089 pp
1980 5.138 +0.09 pp
1979 5.048 +0.095 pp
1978 4.953 +0.094 pp
1977 4.859 +0.099 pp
1976 4.76 +0.103 pp
1975 4.657 +0.104 pp
1974 4.553 +0.101 pp
1973 4.452 +0.097 pp
1972 4.355 +0.094 pp
1971 4.261 +0.098 pp
1970 4.163 +0.094 pp
1969 4.069 +0.094 pp
1968 3.975 +0.102 pp
1967 3.873 +0.098 pp
1966 3.775 +0.103 pp
1965 3.672 +0.108 pp
1964 3.564 +0.093 pp
1963 3.471 +0.093 pp
1962 3.378 +0.097 pp
1961 3.281 +0.089 pp
1960 3.192 +0.089 pp
1959 3.103 +0.086 pp
1958 3.017 +0.084 pp
1957 2.933 +0.085 pp
1956 2.848 +0.073 pp
1955 2.775 +0.071 pp
1954 2.704 +0.061 pp
1953 2.643 +0.056 pp
1952 2.587 +0.06 pp
1951 2.527 +0.05 pp
1950 2.477

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.