Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Middle East & North Africa

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 4.695%. Since 1946, the indicator has risen by 4.264 pp.

2024 4.695% +0.069 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 4.695%2024
Period minimum 0.431%1946

Trend over time

1946–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Middle East & North Africa, 1946–20240246194619541962197019781986199420022010201820241946: 0.431%1948: 0.521%1950: 0.53%1952: 0.531%1954: 0.534%1956: 0.547%1958: 0.564%1960: 0.59%1962: 0.625%1964: 0.672%1966: 0.737%1968: 0.817%1970: 0.909%1972: 1.009%1974: 1.127%1976: 1.244%1978: 1.371%1980: 1.492%1982: 1.6%1984: 1.719%1986: 1.84%1988: 1.96%1990: 2.074%1992: 2.253%1994: 2.405%1996: 2.548%1998: 2.675%2000: 2.824%2002: 2.974%2004: 3.127%2006: 3.284%2008: 3.437%2010: 3.608%2012: 3.779%2014: 3.939%2016: 4.098%2018: 4.252%2020: 4.407%2022: 4.552%2024: 4.695%
Change over the period: +4.264 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 4.695%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.695 +0.069 pp
2023 4.626 +0.074 pp
2022 4.552 +0.07 pp
2021 4.482 +0.075 pp
2020 4.407 +0.077 pp
2019 4.33 +0.078 pp
2018 4.252 +0.075 pp
2017 4.177 +0.079 pp
2016 4.098 +0.079 pp
2015 4.019 +0.08 pp
2014 3.939 +0.08 pp
2013 3.859 +0.08 pp
2012 3.779 +0.09 pp
2011 3.689 +0.081 pp
2010 3.608 +0.084 pp
2009 3.524 +0.087 pp
2008 3.437 +0.08 pp
2007 3.357 +0.073 pp
2006 3.284 +0.08 pp
2005 3.204 +0.077 pp
2004 3.127 +0.079 pp
2003 3.048 +0.074 pp
2002 2.974 +0.071 pp
2001 2.903 +0.079 pp
2000 2.824 +0.078 pp
1999 2.746 +0.071 pp
1998 2.675 +0.064 pp
1997 2.611 +0.063 pp
1996 2.548 +0.07 pp
1995 2.478 +0.073 pp
1994 2.405 +0.079 pp
1993 2.326 +0.073 pp
1992 2.253 +0.065 pp
1991 2.188 +0.114 pp
1990 2.074 +0.053 pp
1989 2.021 +0.061 pp
1988 1.96 +0.06 pp
1987 1.9 +0.06 pp
1986 1.84 +0.064 pp
1985 1.776 +0.057 pp
1984 1.719 +0.062 pp
1983 1.657 +0.057 pp
1982 1.6 +0.051 pp
1981 1.549 +0.057 pp
1980 1.492 +0.059 pp
1979 1.433 +0.062 pp
1978 1.371 +0.063 pp
1977 1.308 +0.064 pp
1976 1.244 +0.063 pp
1975 1.181 +0.054 pp
1974 1.127 +0.055 pp
1973 1.072 +0.063 pp
1972 1.009 +0.052 pp
1971 0.957 +0.048 pp
1970 0.909 +0.046 pp
1969 0.863 +0.046 pp
1968 0.817 +0.045 pp
1967 0.772 +0.035 pp
1966 0.737 +0.037 pp
1965 0.7 +0.028 pp
1964 0.672 +0.025 pp
1963 0.647 +0.022 pp
1962 0.625 +0.021 pp
1961 0.604 +0.014 pp
1960 0.59 +0.016 pp
1959 0.574 +0.01 pp
1958 0.564 +0.007 pp
1957 0.557 +0.01 pp
1956 0.547 +0.004 pp
1955 0.543 +0.009 pp
1954 0.534 +0.002 pp
1953 0.532 +0.001 pp
1952 0.531 −0.002 pp
1951 0.533 +0.003 pp
1950 0.53 +0.001 pp
1949 0.529 +0.008 pp
1948 0.521 +0.038 pp
1947 0.483 +0.052 pp
1946 0.431

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.