CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — High-income countries

CO2 emissions from oil in high-income countries in 2024 — 5,792.35 Mt. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 368.8%.

2024 5,792.35 Mt +0.42% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6,750.66 Mt1979
Period minimum 1,235.66 Mt1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — High-income countries, 1950–202402,0004,0006,0008,00019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 1,235.66 Mt1952: 1,434.15 Mt1954: 1,619.12 Mt1956: 1,934.25 Mt1958: 2,089.16 Mt1960: 2,381.04 Mt1962: 2,730.1 Mt1964: 3,144.64 Mt1966: 3,646.62 Mt1968: 4,235.31 Mt1970: 5,280.69 Mt1972: 5,990.75 Mt1974: 6,104.38 Mt1976: 6,336.94 Mt1978: 6,748.54 Mt1980: 6,409.72 Mt1982: 5,775.72 Mt1984: 5,725.05 Mt1986: 5,813.29 Mt1988: 5,955.81 Mt1990: 6,221.19 Mt1992: 6,098.14 Mt1994: 6,077.36 Mt1996: 6,167.51 Mt1998: 6,116 Mt2000: 6,294.34 Mt2002: 6,300.3 Mt2004: 6,471.23 Mt2006: 6,477.55 Mt2008: 6,189.41 Mt2010: 6,008.74 Mt2012: 5,894.35 Mt2014: 5,768.15 Mt2016: 5,940.92 Mt2018: 5,950.86 Mt2020: 5,315.57 Mt2022: 5,747.58 Mt2024: 5,792.35 Mt
Change over the period: +4,556.7 (+368.77%) Average annual rate: 2.11 %

Comparison, 2024

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

High-income countries 5,792.35 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 5,792.35 +24.31 +0.42%
2023 5,768.05 +20.46 +0.36%
2022 5,747.58 +134.98 +2.4%
2021 5,612.61 +297.04 +5.59%
2020 5,315.57 −649.63 −10.89%
2019 5,965.2 +14.34 +0.24%
2018 5,950.86 +12.65 +0.21%
2017 5,938.21 −2.71 −0.05%
2016 5,940.92 +32.39 +0.55%
2015 5,908.53 +140.38 +2.43%
2014 5,768.15 −36.11 −0.62%
2013 5,804.26 −90.09 −1.53%
2012 5,894.35 −20.18 −0.34%
2011 5,914.53 −94.21 −1.57%
2010 6,008.74 +64.6 +1.09%
2009 5,944.14 −245.28 −3.96%
2008 6,189.41 −195.04 −3.05%
2007 6,384.46 −93.1 −1.44%
2006 6,477.55 −23.88 −0.37%
2005 6,501.43 +30.2 +0.47%
2004 6,471.23 +84.25 +1.32%
2003 6,386.98 +86.68 +1.38%
2002 6,300.3 −28.98 −0.46%
2001 6,329.28 +34.94 +0.56%
2000 6,294.34 +73.21 +1.18%
1999 6,221.13 +105.12 +1.72%
1998 6,116 −19.41 −0.32%
1997 6,135.42 −32.09 −0.52%
1996 6,167.51 +115.98 +1.92%
1995 6,051.53 −25.83 −0.43%
1994 6,077.36 −3.3 −0.05%
1993 6,080.66 −17.48 −0.29%
1992 6,098.14 −572.24 −8.58%
1991 6,670.38 +449.18 +7.22%
1990 6,221.19 +201.55 +3.35%
1989 6,019.64 +63.83 +1.07%
1988 5,955.81 +198.24 +3.44%
1987 5,757.57 −55.72 −0.96%
1986 5,813.29 +151.71 +2.68%
1985 5,661.58 −63.47 −1.11%
1984 5,725.05 +23.51 +0.41%
1983 5,701.54 −74.18 −1.28%
1982 5,775.72 −227.44 −3.79%
1981 6,003.16 −406.56 −6.34%
1980 6,409.72 −340.94 −5.05%
1979 6,750.66 +2.12 +0.03%
1978 6,748.54 +236.97 +3.64%
1977 6,511.57 +174.63 +2.76%
1976 6,336.94 +368.98 +6.18%
1975 5,967.96 −136.41 −2.23%
1974 6,104.38 −176.42 −2.81%
1973 6,280.8 +290.05 +4.84%
1972 5,990.75 +446.98 +8.06%
1971 5,543.76 +263.08 +4.98%
1970 5,280.69 +688 +14.98%
1969 4,592.69 +357.38 +8.44%
1968 4,235.31 +333.25 +8.54%
1967 3,902.06 +255.45 +7%
1966 3,646.62 +250.27 +7.37%
1965 3,396.35 +251.71 +8%
1964 3,144.64 +217.69 +7.44%
1963 2,926.94 +196.85 +7.21%
1962 2,730.1 +208.11 +8.25%
1961 2,521.99 +140.95 +5.92%
1960 2,381.04 +160.27 +7.22%
1959 2,220.77 +131.61 +6.3%
1958 2,089.16 +104.04 +5.24%
1957 1,985.12 +50.87 +2.63%
1956 1,934.25 +145.08 +8.11%
1955 1,789.17 +170.05 +10.5%
1954 1,619.12 +87.86 +5.74%
1953 1,531.26 +97.11 +6.77%
1952 1,434.15 +72.62 +5.33%
1951 1,361.54 +125.88 +10.19%
1950 1,235.66

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil and petroleum products. Most of it comes from transport, and that makes this the most inert of the three fuel series: a power plant can be replaced within years, while a vehicle fleet turns over in a decade and a half. This is exactly why the shift to electric cars shows up in emissions with a long lag behind the share of electric cars in sales.

Important: Includes petrochemical feedstock burned as fuel, but not plastic: carbon that stays in products does not enter emissions until the products themselves are burned.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.