2023-06-13 · gigatonnes CO₂ per year (2023)
Fossil fuels still dominate the carbon budget
Annual CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry is tens of gigatonnes. Land and ocean sinks absorb a chunk — but emissions keep rising.
1 cell = 0.04 gigatonnes CO₂ per year (2023) (0.1% of global fossil + land-use CO₂) · 1,000 cells
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Annual CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry is tens of gigatonnes. Land and ocean sinks absorb a chunk — but emissions keep rising.
Global Carbon Project 2023 fossil ~37.4 Gt + land-use ~4.6 Gt ≈ 42 Gt, rounded.
This grid fixes global fossil + land-use CO₂ at 1,000 equal cells (0.1% of global fossil + land-use CO₂). Figures follow OWID — CO₂ emissions as summarized in the source line — rounded so cell counts sum to the chart.