CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — Low-income countries

CO2 emissions from oil in low-income countries in 2024 — 121.88 Mt. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 4,449.4%.

2024 121.88 Mt +2% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 121.88 Mt2024
Period minimum 2.68 Mt1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — Low-income countries, 1950–202405010015019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 2.68 Mt1952: 3.35 Mt1954: 8.85 Mt1956: 8.69 Mt1958: 9.54 Mt1960: 13.28 Mt1962: 14.25 Mt1964: 16.24 Mt1966: 18.96 Mt1968: 32.69 Mt1970: 27.57 Mt1972: 28.53 Mt1974: 32.94 Mt1976: 34.39 Mt1978: 40.07 Mt1980: 50.38 Mt1982: 53.66 Mt1984: 63.15 Mt1986: 66.57 Mt1988: 75.4 Mt1990: 67.15 Mt1992: 65.59 Mt1994: 62.66 Mt1996: 68.71 Mt1998: 72.26 Mt2000: 75.59 Mt2002: 68.25 Mt2004: 88.49 Mt2006: 96.46 Mt2008: 119.56 Mt2010: 112.36 Mt2012: 102.99 Mt2014: 107.74 Mt2016: 102.36 Mt2018: 112.24 Mt2020: 116.66 Mt2022: 118.82 Mt2024: 121.88 Mt
Change over the period: +119.2 (+4,449.38%) Average annual rate: 5.29 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Low-income countries 121.88 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 121.88 +2.39 +2%
2023 119.49 +0.67 +0.57%
2022 118.82 +0.16 +0.14%
2021 118.65 +1.99 +1.71%
2020 116.66 −2.57 −2.15%
2019 119.23 +6.99 +6.23%
2018 112.24 +5.37 +5.03%
2017 106.87 +4.51 +4.41%
2016 102.36 +6.94 +7.27%
2015 95.42 −12.32 −11.43%
2014 107.74 +2.62 +2.49%
2013 105.12 +2.13 +2.07%
2012 102.99 −10.8 −9.49%
2011 113.78 +1.43 +1.27%
2010 112.36 −4.85 −4.14%
2009 117.21 −2.35 −1.97%
2008 119.56 +5.71 +5.02%
2007 113.85 +17.39 +18.03%
2006 96.46 +5.77 +6.36%
2005 90.69 +2.2 +2.49%
2004 88.49 +0.72 +0.82%
2003 87.78 +19.53 +28.62%
2002 68.25 −10 −12.78%
2001 78.24 +2.66 +3.51%
2000 75.59 +1 +1.33%
1999 74.59 +2.33 +3.23%
1998 72.26 +3.31 +4.79%
1997 68.95 +0.25 +0.36%
1996 68.71 +2.5 +3.77%
1995 66.21 +3.55 +5.66%
1994 62.66 −1.34 −2.09%
1993 64 −1.6 −2.43%
1992 65.59 −2.4 −3.53%
1991 67.99 +0.84 +1.26%
1990 67.15 −5.51 −7.59%
1989 72.66 −2.74 −3.63%
1988 75.4 +2.72 +3.74%
1987 72.68 +6.11 +9.18%
1986 66.57 +3.78 +6.01%
1985 62.8 −0.36 −0.56%
1984 63.15 +4.71 +8.06%
1983 58.44 +4.78 +8.91%
1982 53.66 −2.13 −3.81%
1981 55.79 +5.42 +10.75%
1980 50.38 −0.59 −1.16%
1979 50.96 +10.89 +27.17%
1978 40.07 +2.97 +8.01%
1977 37.1 +2.71 +7.88%
1976 34.39 +0.82 +2.45%
1975 33.57 +0.63 +1.91%
1974 32.94 +2.49 +8.18%
1973 30.45 +1.92 +6.72%
1972 28.53 −1.48 −4.94%
1971 30.02 +2.44 +8.85%
1970 27.57 −2.28 −7.62%
1969 29.85 −2.85 −8.7%
1968 32.69 +13.49 +70.26%
1967 19.2 +0.24 +1.26%
1966 18.96 +1.99 +11.71%
1965 16.98 +0.74 +4.53%
1964 16.24 +2.08 +14.66%
1963 14.16 −0.08 −0.58%
1962 14.25 +1.47 +11.54%
1961 12.77 −0.51 −3.82%
1960 13.28 +2.6 +24.36%
1959 10.68 +1.14 +11.96%
1958 9.54 −0.64 −6.31%
1957 10.18 +1.49 +17.19%
1956 8.69 +0.51 +6.24%
1955 8.18 −0.67 −7.57%
1954 8.85 +5.05 +133.16%
1953 3.79 +0.45 +13.42%
1952 3.35 +0.26 +8.25%
1951 3.09 +0.41 +15.34%
1950 2.68

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.