2026-10-17 · percent of global CO₂ from aviation
Aviation is a few percent of CO₂ — highly skewed flyers
Most people did not fly this year. Frequent flyers dominate aviation emissions.
1 cell = 0.1 percent of global CO₂ from aviation (0.1% of fossil CO₂ emissions) · 1,000 cells
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This grid fixes fossil CO₂ emissions at 1,000 equal cells (0.1% of fossil CO₂ emissions). Figures follow IEA Aviation as summarized in the source line — rounded so cell counts sum to the chart.
IEA aviation ~2.5% of energy CO₂, rounded.
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