Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Western Asia

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Western Asia in 2024 — 3.428%. Since 1946, the indicator has risen by 3.184 pp.

2024 3.428% +0.051 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.428%2024
Period minimum 0.244%1946

Trend over time

1946–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Western Asia, 1946–202401234194619541962197019781986199420022010201820241946: 0.244%1948: 0.288%1950: 0.305%1952: 0.32%1954: 0.339%1956: 0.36%1958: 0.384%1960: 0.411%1962: 0.446%1964: 0.493%1966: 0.55%1968: 0.609%1970: 0.679%1972: 0.76%1974: 0.853%1976: 0.941%1978: 1.036%1980: 1.129%1982: 1.221%1984: 1.31%1986: 1.407%1988: 1.503%1990: 1.594%1992: 1.75%1994: 1.863%1996: 1.964%1998: 2.051%2000: 2.148%2002: 2.245%2004: 2.348%2006: 2.453%2008: 2.557%2010: 2.674%2012: 2.794%2014: 2.906%2016: 3.017%2018: 3.125%2020: 3.229%2022: 3.326%2024: 3.428%
Change over the period: +3.184 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 3.428%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.428 +0.051 pp
2023 3.377 +0.051 pp
2022 3.326 +0.047 pp
2021 3.279 +0.05 pp
2020 3.229 +0.054 pp
2019 3.175 +0.05 pp
2018 3.125 +0.053 pp
2017 3.072 +0.055 pp
2016 3.017 +0.057 pp
2015 2.96 +0.054 pp
2014 2.906 +0.054 pp
2013 2.852 +0.058 pp
2012 2.794 +0.064 pp
2011 2.73 +0.056 pp
2010 2.674 +0.057 pp
2009 2.617 +0.06 pp
2008 2.557 +0.054 pp
2007 2.503 +0.05 pp
2006 2.453 +0.055 pp
2005 2.398 +0.05 pp
2004 2.348 +0.052 pp
2003 2.296 +0.051 pp
2002 2.245 +0.046 pp
2001 2.199 +0.051 pp
2000 2.148 +0.055 pp
1999 2.093 +0.042 pp
1998 2.051 +0.041 pp
1997 2.01 +0.046 pp
1996 1.964 +0.051 pp
1995 1.913 +0.05 pp
1994 1.863 +0.058 pp
1993 1.805 +0.055 pp
1992 1.75 +0.055 pp
1991 1.695 +0.101 pp
1990 1.594 +0.041 pp
1989 1.553 +0.05 pp
1988 1.503 +0.047 pp
1987 1.456 +0.049 pp
1986 1.407 +0.052 pp
1985 1.355 +0.045 pp
1984 1.31 +0.045 pp
1983 1.265 +0.044 pp
1982 1.221 +0.043 pp
1981 1.178 +0.049 pp
1980 1.129 +0.046 pp
1979 1.083 +0.047 pp
1978 1.036 +0.046 pp
1977 0.99 +0.049 pp
1976 0.941 +0.047 pp
1975 0.894 +0.041 pp
1974 0.853 +0.043 pp
1973 0.81 +0.05 pp
1972 0.76 +0.041 pp
1971 0.719 +0.04 pp
1970 0.679 +0.034 pp
1969 0.645 +0.036 pp
1968 0.609 +0.031 pp
1967 0.578 +0.028 pp
1966 0.55 +0.033 pp
1965 0.517 +0.024 pp
1964 0.493 +0.025 pp
1963 0.468 +0.022 pp
1962 0.446 +0.019 pp
1961 0.427 +0.016 pp
1960 0.411 +0.013 pp
1959 0.398 +0.014 pp
1958 0.384 +0.01 pp
1957 0.374 +0.014 pp
1956 0.36 +0.008 pp
1955 0.352 +0.013 pp
1954 0.339 +0.011 pp
1953 0.328 +0.008 pp
1952 0.32 +0.005 pp
1951 0.315 +0.01 pp
1950 0.305 +0.003 pp
1949 0.302 +0.014 pp
1948 0.288 +0.013 pp
1947 0.275 +0.031 pp
1946 0.244

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.