2023-09-15 · percent of global fossil CO₂
Year
Who emits most CO₂ today
National shares of annual fossil CO₂. China, the US, and the EU dominate the grid — but per-capita stories differ.
Carbon pollution is uneven: a few economies and sectors account for most of the world's historical and annual emissions. This grid divides fossil CO₂ emissions (2023 snapshot) into colored bands — China, United States, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.
1 cell = 0.1 percent of global fossil CO₂ (0.1% of fossil CO₂ emissions) · 1,000 cells
Context
The 2023 figures from OWID — CO₂ emissions put Rest of world at 46% of fossil CO₂ emissions and China at 31% — about 100 percent of global fossil CO₂ in this edition's rounding.
Global fossil CO₂ shares rounded to 1,000 cells (2023).
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