global GHG emissions. Combined, the electricity and heat sector and transportation sector are responsible for 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.
Global greenhouse gas emissions amounted to roughly 49.76 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2019. The electricity and heat sector accounted for 32 percent of emissions in 2019, making it the biggest contributor to Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2019, by sector
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Statistics on Emissions worldwide
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- Premium Statistic Global cumulative CO2 emissions 1750-2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Global cumulative CO2 emission shares by region 1750-2020
- Premium Statistic Cumulative COâ‚‚ emissions from fossil fuel combustion worldwide 1750-2021, by country
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- Basic Statistic Global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide 1959-2021
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- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2019
- Basic Statistic Annual global emissions of carbon dioxide 1940-2021
- Premium Statistic Largest global emitters of carbon dioxide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Global carbon dioxide emissions 2010-2021, by select country
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- Basic Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions shares 2019, by sector
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- Premium Statistic Global distribution of COâ‚‚ emissions 2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Global CO2 emissions 1970-2021, by sector
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- Premium Statistic Projected change in CO2 emissions worldwide 2021, by select country
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- Basic Statistic Total carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 2000-2050, by region
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions Singapore from 2015-2020
- Waste sector greenhouse emissions in Poland 1988-2020
- Waste emission sources in the European Union (EU-28) 2017
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- Greenhouse gas emissions by countries in the EU-28 1990-2018
- SSE GHG emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019-2022
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- Greenhouse gas emissions from waste management in the Netherlands 2011-2020
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- GHG: emissions from the combustion of fuels by households France 2005-2016
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- Breakdown of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 2000-2050, by region
- CO2 emissions from the metal production sector in Japan 2011-2020
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WRI, & ClimateWatch. (July 28, 2022). Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241756/proportion-of-energy-in-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
WRI, und ClimateWatch. "Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2019, by sector." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241756/proportion-of-energy-in-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
WRI, ClimateWatch. (2022). Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2019, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241756/proportion-of-energy-in-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
WRI, and ClimateWatch. "Distribution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide in 2019, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241756/proportion-of-energy-in-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
WRI & ClimateWatch, Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2019, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241756/proportion-of-energy-in-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2019, by sector [Graph], WRI, & ClimateWatch, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241756/proportion-of-energy-in-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/