Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

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

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in upper-middle-income countries in 2024 — 25.189%. Since 1933, the indicator has risen by 22.311 pp.

2024 25.189% +0.41 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 25.189%2024
Period minimum 2.878%1933

Trend over time

1933–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Upper-middle-income countries, 1933–2024010203019331943195319631973198319932003201320231933: 2.878%1935: 3.03%1937: 3.189%1939: 3.343%1943: 3.61%1947: 3.785%1949: 3.871%1951: 4.009%1953: 4.19%1955: 4.415%1957: 4.687%1959: 5.21%1961: 5.721%1963: 6.054%1965: 6.383%1967: 6.715%1969: 7.041%1971: 7.478%1973: 7.936%1975: 8.413%1977: 8.928%1979: 9.485%1981: 10.001%1983: 10.542%1985: 11.11%1987: 11.697%1989: 12.285%1991: 12.808%1993: 13.358%1995: 13.933%1997: 14.53%1999: 15.054%2001: 15.567%2003: 16.153%2005: 16.863%2007: 17.672%2009: 18.553%2011: 19.527%2013: 20.52%2015: 21.444%2017: 22.277%2019: 23.104%2021: 23.934%2023: 24.779%2024: 25.189%
Change over the period: +22.311 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Upper-middle-income countries 25.189%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.189 +0.41 pp
2023 24.779 +0.425 pp
2022 24.354 +0.42 pp
2021 23.934 +0.414 pp
2020 23.52 +0.416 pp
2019 23.104 +0.414 pp
2018 22.69 +0.413 pp
2017 22.277 +0.414 pp
2016 21.863 +0.419 pp
2015 21.444 +0.447 pp
2014 20.997 +0.477 pp
2013 20.52 +0.491 pp
2012 20.029 +0.502 pp
2011 19.527 +0.505 pp
2010 19.022 +0.469 pp
2009 18.553 +0.449 pp
2008 18.104 +0.432 pp
2007 17.672 +0.411 pp
2006 17.261 +0.398 pp
2005 16.863 +0.372 pp
2004 16.491 +0.338 pp
2003 16.153 +0.318 pp
2002 15.835 +0.268 pp
2001 15.567 +0.255 pp
2000 15.312 +0.258 pp
1999 15.054 +0.264 pp
1998 14.79 +0.26 pp
1997 14.53 +0.293 pp
1996 14.237 +0.304 pp
1995 13.933 +0.293 pp
1994 13.64 +0.282 pp
1993 13.358 +0.278 pp
1992 13.08 +0.272 pp
1991 12.808 +0.262 pp
1990 12.546 +0.261 pp
1989 12.285 +0.289 pp
1988 11.996 +0.299 pp
1987 11.697 +0.295 pp
1986 11.402 +0.292 pp
1985 11.11 +0.288 pp
1984 10.822 +0.28 pp
1983 10.542 +0.271 pp
1982 10.271 +0.27 pp
1981 10.001 +0.253 pp
1980 9.748 +0.263 pp
1979 9.485 +0.273 pp
1978 9.212 +0.284 pp
1977 8.928 +0.266 pp
1976 8.662 +0.249 pp
1975 8.413 +0.255 pp
1974 8.158 +0.222 pp
1973 7.936 +0.227 pp
1972 7.709 +0.231 pp
1971 7.478 +0.227 pp
1970 7.251 +0.21 pp
1969 7.041 +0.173 pp
1968 6.868 +0.153 pp
1967 6.715 +0.154 pp
1966 6.561 +0.178 pp
1965 6.383 +0.165 pp
1964 6.218 +0.164 pp
1963 6.054 +0.16 pp
1962 5.894 +0.173 pp
1961 5.721 +0.219 pp
1960 5.502 +0.292 pp
1959 5.21 +0.289 pp
1958 4.921 +0.234 pp
1957 4.687 +0.145 pp
1956 4.542 +0.127 pp
1955 4.415 +0.119 pp
1954 4.296 +0.106 pp
1953 4.19 +0.089 pp
1952 4.101 +0.092 pp
1951 4.009 +0.074 pp
1950 3.935 +0.064 pp
1949 3.871 +0.054 pp
1948 3.817 +0.032 pp
1947 3.785
1944 3.664 +0.054 pp
1943 3.61
1940 3.421 +0.078 pp
1939 3.343 +0.079 pp
1938 3.264 +0.075 pp
1937 3.189 +0.076 pp
1936 3.113 +0.083 pp
1935 3.03 +0.079 pp
1934 2.951 +0.073 pp
1933 2.878

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.